सु-

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See also: म, स, सु, स़, से, and स-

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼- (su-), from Sanskrit सु- (su-), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Also borrowed from Sanskrit सु- (su-) in many cases.

Pronunciation

Prefix

सु- • (su-)

  1. good-, well-, eu-
    Synonym: ख़ुश- (xuś-)
    ‎सु- (su-) + ‎कर्म (karm, “deed”) → ‎सुकर्म (sukarm, “a good deed”)

Usage notes

This prefix is typically applied to Sanskrit loanwords. It is often opposed to the prefix कु- (ku-, “ill-, mal-”).

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with सु-
स्वस्तिक
सुगंध
सुडौल
सुप्रभात
सुरम्य
सुविख्यात
सुविधा
सुशासन
सुशील
सुसंस्कृत
सुसज्जित
सुस्वादु

References

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi सु- (su-), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀼- (su-), from Sanskrit सु- (su-). Also borrowed from Sanskrit सु- (su-) in many cases.

Pronunciation

Prefix

सु- • (su-)

  1. good-, well-, eu-
    ‎सु- (su-) + ‎दैव (daiv, “fortune”) → ‎सुदैव (sudaiv, “good fortune”)

Derived terms

Marathi terms prefixed with सु-
सुगंध
सुदैव
सुरक्षा
सुवास
सुशोभित
सुसंवाद

Pali

Alternative forms

  • स्व्- (sv-) before vowels; the vowel takes the dependent form
Alternative scripts

Prefix

सु- (su-)

  1. Devanagari script form of su- (“good”) ("pure" )

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes-
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus?
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-?
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsu-
    Sanskrit सु- (su-)

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-.

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    सु- • (su-)

    1. good-, well-
      ‎सु- (su-) + ‎गन्ध (gandha, “smell”) → ‎सुगन्ध (sugandha, “good smell, perfume”)

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

    Sanskrit terms prefixed with सु-
    स्वश्व
    स्वागत
    स्वागम
    स्वाहा
    सूक्त
    सुकुमार
    सुक्षिति
    सुगम
    सुनीत
    सुपर्ण
    सुपार
    सुप्रचेतस्
    सुभग
    सुमति
    सुरम्य
    सुराष्ट्र
    सुलभ
    सुवर्ण
    सुश्रवस्
    सुश्रोणी
    सुसंस्कृत
    सुसज्जित
    सुषुप्त
    सुवृक्ति
    सौभाग्य
    सुख
    सुस्वादु
    सुहार्द्
    सुहृद्

    Descendants

    References

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