𑀲𑀼𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱewk-der.?

Sanskrit शुक॑ (śúka)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀅 (sua)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka), from Sanskrit शुक॑ (śúka), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewk-.

Noun

𑀲𑀼𑀅 (sua) m (Devanagari सुअ)

1. parrot

   Alternative forms: 𑀲𑀼𑀕 (suga), 𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Awadhi: सुआ (suā)
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: सूआ (sūā), सुआ (suā), सुवा (suvā)
• Insular Indo-Aryan:
  • Sinhalese: සුවයා (suwayā)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਸੂਆ (sūā)

Extended with -𑀟 (-ḍa):

• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Gujarati: सूयडउ (sūyaḍaü)
    • Gujarati: સૂયડો (sūyaḍo)
  • Old Gujarati: सूडउ (sūḍaü)
    • Gujarati: સૂડો (sūḍo)

Extended with -𑀝𑁆𑀝 (-ṭṭa):

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Awadhi: सोटा (soṭā)
• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • >? Marathi: सोट (soṭ, “type of insect”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit सुत (suta, “born”).

Noun

𑀲𑀼𑀅 (sua) m (Devanagari सुअ)

1. son

   Synonym: 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (putta)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit श्रुत (śruta).

Adjective

𑀲𑀼𑀅 (sua) (Devanagari सुअ)

1. heard

   Alternative form: 𑀲𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (sutta)

Etymology 4

Inherited from Sanskrit स्मृत (smṛta).

Adjective

𑀲𑀼𑀅 (sua) (Devanagari सुअ)

1. remembered

   Alternative form: 𑀫𑀼𑀅 (mua)