ਸੂਆ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सूची (sūcī). Doublet of ਸੂਈ (sūī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [suːaː]

Noun

ਸੂਆ • (sūā) m (Shahmukhi spelling سُوئا)

1. a large needle
2. an eye or canine tooth
3. the canine tooth of a dog
4. a turner's spindle
5. sprout, shoot
6. grass blade
7. parrot

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੂਆ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.