सूआ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi सुआ (suā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀅𑀅 (suaa), 𑀲𑀼𑀅𑀕 (suaga), from Sanskrit शुकक (śukaka). Doublet of सुग्गा (suggā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /suː.ɑː/, [suː.äː]

Noun

सूआ • (sūā) m (Urdu spelling سوآ)

1. parrot

   Synonym: तोता (totā)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सुवा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 208