सु-

See also: म, स, स़, से, and स-

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼- (su-), from Sanskrit सु- (su-), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Also borrowed from Sanskrit सु- (su-) in many cases.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /suː/

Prefix

सु- • (su-)

1. good-, well-, eu-

   Synonym: ख़ुश- (xuś-)

   ‎सु- (su-) + ‎कर्म (karm, “deed”) → ‎सुकर्म (sukarm, “a good deed”)

Usage notes

This prefix is typically applied to Sanskrit loanwords. It is often opposed to the prefix कु- (ku-, “ill-, mal-”).

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with सु-

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सु-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

• स्व्- (sv-) before vowels; the vowel takes the dependent form

Alternative scripts

• su- (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀼- (Brahmi script)
• সু- (Bengali script)
• සු- (Sinhalese script)
• သု- (Burmese script)
• สุ- (Thai script)
• ᩈᩩ- (Tai Tham script)
• ສຸ- (Lao script)
• សុ- (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄪- (Chakma script)

Prefix

सु- (su-)

1. Devanagari script form of su- (“good”) ("pure" )

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সু- (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬸ- (Balinese script)
• সু- (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰲- (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀼- (Brahmi script)
• သု- (Burmese script)
• સુ- (Gujarati script)
• ਸੁ- (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍁- (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦸ- (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂳- (Kaithi script)
• ಸು- (Kannada script)
• សុ- (Khmer script)
• ສຸ- (Lao script)
• സു- (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡠ᠊ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘳- (Modi script)
• ᠰᠤ᠊ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧔- (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐸- (Newa script)
• ସୁ- (Odia script)
• ꢱꢸ- (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆶- (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖲- (Siddham script)
• සු- (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩒- (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚰- (Takri script)
• ஸு- (Tamil script)
• సు- (Telugu script)
• สุ- (Thai script)
• སུ- (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒳- (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨃- (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsu-

Sanskrit सु- (su-)

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /su/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪u/

Prefix

सु- • (su-)

1. good-, well-

   ‎सु- (su-) + ‎गन्ध (gandha, “smell”) → ‎सुगन्ध (sugandha, “good smell, perfume”)

Antonyms

• दुस्- (dus-)

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms prefixed with सु-

Descendants

• Pali: su-
• → Assamese: সু- (xu-)
• → Bengali: সু- (śu-)
• → Gujarati: સુ- (su-)
• → Hindi: सु- (su-)
• → Burmese: သု (su.)
• → Odia: ସୁ- (su-)
• → Punjabi: ਸੁ- (su-)
• → Telugu: సు- (su-)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “सु-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1219/3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 734-6