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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Hindi सुई (suī), सूई (sūī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀽𑀈 (sūī), from Sanskrit सूची (sūcī́). Doublet of सूची (sūcī).
Pronunciation
Noun
सुई • (suī) f (Urdu spelling سوئی)
- needle (for knitting and otherwise)
- सुई और धागा/सूई तागा ― suī aur dhāgā/sūī tāgā ― needle and thread
- (medicine) syringe, injection
- सुई लगाना ― suī lagānā ― to inject
Declension
Declension of सुई (fem ind ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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सुई
suī
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सुइयाँ
suiyā̃
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| oblique
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सुई
suī
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सुइयों
suiyõ
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| vocative
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सुई
suī
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सुइयो
suiyo
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Derived terms
References
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘳𑘧𑘲 (suyī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀽𑀈 (sūī), from Sanskrit सूची (sūcī́). Cognate with Gujarati સોય (soya), Sindhi سُئِي / सुई (suī), Punjabi ਸੂਈ (sūī), Bengali সুই (śui).
Noun
सुई • (suī) f
- needle
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सुई”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सुई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “सुई”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sūcīˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press