সৰু

Etymology

From Sanskrit सरु (saru, “fine, thin”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠢꠥꠞꠥ (huru, “small, little”), Hajong হুৰু (huru), Bishnupriya Manipuri হুরু (huru), Bengali সরু (śôru, “thin, slender, narrow”), Oriya ସରୁ (sôru, “thin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɔ.ɹu/

Adjective

সৰু • (xoru)

1. little, small

   বাহিৰত এটা সৰু ল’ৰা থিয়݁ হৈ আছে। ― bahirot eta xoru lóra thio hoi ase. ― There's a small child standing outside.

   সৰু গাড়ী ― xoru gari ― a small vehicle (a car)

2. young, junior, minor, lesser
3. trivial, trifling, unimportant, of no consequence

   সৰু কথা ― xoru kotha ― trivial matter

4. low, mean, insignificant, contemptible; common
5. childhood

   মই সৰুতে এই চিনেমাখন চাইছিলোঁ।

   moi xorute ei sinemakhon saisilü̃.

   I watched this film childhood.

   সি সৰুৰে পৰাই বহুত ধুনীয়াকৈ নাচে।

   xi xorure porai bohut dhuniakoi nase.

   He dances very well since childhood.

Derived terms

Antonyms

• ডাঙৰ (daṅor)