सूखा

See also: सखि, सुख, साख, सिख, and सुखी

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas

Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha)

Bhojpuri सूखा

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

Noun

सूखा (sūkhā) ? (Kaithi 𑂮𑂴𑂎𑂰)

1. drought

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas

Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha)

Hindi सूखा

Inherited from Prakrit सुक्ख (sukkha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शुष्क (śuṣka). Cognate with Russian сухой (suxoj), but not Latin siccus (despite phonetic similarities). Doublet of शुष्क (śuṣk) and ख़ुश्क (xuśk).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /suː.kʰɑː/, [suː.kʰäː]

• Audio (Delhi):

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Adjective

सूखा • (sūkhā) (Urdu spelling سوکھا)

1. dry, parched

   Synonym: शुष्क (śuṣk)

2. arid

   इस साल ज़मीन ज़्यादा सूखी थी।

   is sāl zamīn zyādā sūkhī thī.

   This year the land was more arid.

3. (by extension) without sauce or accompanying liquid (of food)

Declension

Declension of सूखा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	सूखा sūkhā	सूखे sūkhe	सूखी sūkhī	सूखी sūkhī
oblique	सूखे sūkhe	सूखे sūkhe	सूखी sūkhī	सूखी sūkhī
vocative	सूखे sūkhe	सूखे sūkhe	सूखी sūkhī	सूखी sūkhī