सूगा

Bhojpuri

Alternative forms

• सूग्गा (sūggā)
• सूगना (sūgᵊnā)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱewk-der.?

Sanskrit शुक (śuka)slbor.

Bhojpuri सूगा (sūgā)

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुक (śuka), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewk-.

Noun

सूगा (sūgā) m (Kaithi 𑂮𑂴𑂏𑂰)

1. parrot

   मारबो रे सुगवा धनूख से, सूगा गिरीहें मुरुछाइ

   mārᵊbō rē sugᵊvā dhanūkh sē, sūgā girīhē̃ muruchāi

   O Parrot, I will hit you with a bow, the parrot will fall down getting unconscious.

References

• Tiwari, Udai Narain (1960) The Origin and Development of Bhojpuri‎^[1], Kolkata: The Asiatic Society