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Punjabi
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit सूची (sūcī). Doublet of ਸੂਈ (sūī).
Noun
ਸੂਆ • (sūā) m (Shahmukhi spelling سُوئا)
- a large needle
- an eye or canine tooth
- the canine tooth of a dog
- a turner's spindle
- sprout, shoot
- grass blade
Etymology 2
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka) Punjabi ਸੂਆ (sūā)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀅 (sua) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शुक॑ (śúka, “parrot”).
Noun
ਸੂਆ • (sūā) m (Shahmukhi spelling سُوئا)
- parrot
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੂਆ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.