सुरी

Konkani

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kes-

Proto-Indo-European *ksew-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšurás

Sanskrit क्षु॒र (kṣurá)

Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀻 (churī)

Konkani सुरी

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀻 (churī), from Sanskrit क्षु॒र (kṣurá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšurás, from Proto-Indo-European *ksew- + *-rós.

Noun

सुरी • (surī) f (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

1. knife

Marathi

Etymology

पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): सुरा m (surā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): सुरी f (surī)

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kes-

Proto-Indo-European *ksew-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšurás

Sanskrit क्षु॒र (kṣurá)

Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀻 (churī)

Marathi सुरी

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀻 (churī), from Sanskrit क्षु॒र (kṣurá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšurás, from Proto-Indo-European *ksew- + *-rós. Cognate with Gujarati છરી (charī), Hindustani छुरी / چھری (churī), Punjabi ਛੁਰੀ / چھری (churī), Bengali ছুরি (churi), Assamese ছুৰী (suri).

Noun

सुरी • (surī) f

1. knife

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “सुरी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “सुरी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “सुरी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kṣurá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press