सूखा

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

Bhojpuri

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas

Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha)

Bhojpuri सूखा (sūkhā)

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)

drought

Hindi

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas

Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha)

Hindi सूखा (sūkhā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शुष्क (śuṣka). Cognate with Latin siccus, Russian сухой (suxoj). Doublet of शुष्क (śuṣk) and ख़ुश्क (xuśk).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /suː.kʰɑː/,
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Adjective

सूखा • (sūkhā) (Urdu spelling سوکھا)

dry, parched
Synonym: शुष्क (śuṣk)
arid
इस साल ज़मीन ज़्यादा सूखी थी।
is sāl zamīn zyādā sūkhī thī.
This year the land was more arid.
(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

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