सुरा

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• surā (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀼𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• সুরা (Bengali script)
• සුරා (Sinhalese script)
• သုရာ or သုရႃ (Burmese script)
• สุรา (Thai script)
• ᩈᩩᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຸຣາ (Lao script)
• សុរា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄪𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

सुरा f

1. Devanagari script form of surā (“a class of liquor”)

Declension

Declension table of "सुरा" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	सुरा (surā)	सुरायो (surāyo) or सुरा (surā)
Accusative (second)	सुरं (suraṃ)	सुरायो (surāyo) or सुरा (surā)
Instrumental (third)	सुराय (surāya)	सुराहि (surāhi) or सुराभि (surābhi)
Dative (fourth)	सुराय (surāya)	सुरानं (surānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	सुराय (surāya)	सुराहि (surāhi) or सुराभि (surābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	सुराय (surāya)	सुरानं (surānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	सुराय (surāya) or सुरायं (surāyaṃ)	सुरासु (surāsu)
Vocative (calling)	सुरे (sure)	सुरायो (surāyo) or सुरा (surā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সুৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬸᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• সুরা (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰲𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀼𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• သုရာ (Burmese script)
• સુરા (Gujarati script)
• ਸੁਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦸꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂳𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಸುರಾ (Kannada script)
• សុរា (Khmer script)
• ສຸຣາ (Lao script)
• സുരാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘳𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠤᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧔𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐸𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ସୁରା (Odia script)
• ꢱꢸꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆶𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• සුරා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩒𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚰𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஸுரா (Tamil script)
• సురా (Telugu script)
• สุรา (Thai script)
• སུ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒳𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨃𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *súraH (“liquor”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬁 (hurā), Middle Persian [script needed] (hwl /⁠hur⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sú.ɾɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪u.ɾɑː/

Noun

सुरा • (súrā) stem, f

1. wine, spirituous liquor

   Synonyms: मदिरा (madirā), हाला (hālā)

   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.107.9:

     भोजा जिग्युः सुरभिं योनिमग्रे भोजा जिग्युर्वध्वं या सुवासाः।
     भोजा जिग्युरन्तःपेयं सुराया भोजा जिग्युर्ये अहूताः प्रयन्ति॥

     bhojā jigyuḥ surabhiṃ yonimagre bhojā jigyurvadhvaṃ yā suvāsāḥ.
     bhojā jigyurantaḥpeyaṃ surāyā bhojā jigyurye ahūtāḥ prayanti.

     First have the liberal gained a fragrant dwelling, and got themselves a bride in fair apparel.
     The liberal have obtained their draught of liquor, and conquered those who, unprovoked, assailed them.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of सुरा (súrā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सुरा súrā	सुरे súre	सुराः súrāḥ
Vocative	सुरे súre	सुरे súre	सुराः súrāḥ
Accusative	सुराम् súrām	सुरे súre	सुराः súrāḥ
Instrumental	सुरया / सुरा¹ súrayā / súrā¹	सुराभ्याम् súrābhyām	सुराभिः súrābhiḥ
Dative	सुरायै súrāyai	सुराभ्याम् súrābhyām	सुराभ्यः súrābhyaḥ
Ablative	सुरायाः / सुरायै² súrāyāḥ / súrāyai²	सुराभ्याम् súrābhyām	सुराभ्यः súrābhyaḥ
Genitive	सुरायाः / सुरायै² súrāyāḥ / súrāyai²	सुरयोः súrayoḥ	सुराणाम् súrāṇām
Locative	सुरायाम् súrāyām	सुरयोः súrayoḥ	सुरासु súrāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Persian: سرا (sorâ)
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀭𑀸 (surā)
  • Bengali: সুরা (śura)
  • Konkani: सोरो (soro)
• Pali: surā
• → Hindi: सुरा (surā)
• → Khmer: សុរា (soraa)
• → Old Javanese: surā
  • > Javanese: ꦱꦸꦫ (sura) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬲᬸᬭᬵ (sura)
• → Thai: สุรา (sù-raa)