ਸੁੱਕਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas

Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha)

Punjabi ਸੁੱਕਾ (sukkā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha), from Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- + *-kos.

Adjective

ਸੁੱਕਾ • (sukkā) (Shahmukhi spelling سُکّا)

1. dry
2. dried, dehydrated
3. withered, wilted
4. lean, emaciated

Noun

ਸੁੱਕਾ • (sukkā) m (Shahmukhi spelling سُکّا)

1. dry fodder

Related terms

• ਸੁੱਕ m (sukka, “dryness”)
• ਸੁੱਕਣਾ (sukkaṇā, “dry”, verb)
• ਸੋਕਾ m (sokā, “drought”)

Further reading

• “ਸੁੱਕਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025