सूखा

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

Bhojpuri

Etymology

From Sanskrit शुष्क (śuṣka).

Noun

सूखा (sūkhā) ? (Kaithi 𑂮𑂴𑂎𑂰)

1. drought

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha), from Sanskrit शुष्क (śuṣka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sus-. Cognate to Latin siccus, Russian сухой (suxoj). Doublet of शुष्क (śuṣk).

Pronunciation

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

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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.

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