शुश्रूषा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃʊʃ.ɾuː.ʂɑː/, [ʃʊʃ.ɾuː.ʃäː]

Noun

शुश्रूषा • (śuśrūṣā) f (formal)

1. desire or wish to hear
2. service, attendance
3. dutifulness, obedience
4. reverence
5. saying, speaking, telling

Declension

Declension of शुश्रूषा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शुश्रूषा śuśrūṣā	शुश्रूषाएँ śuśrūṣāẽ
oblique	शुश्रूषा śuśrūṣā	शुश्रूषाओं śuśrūṣāõ
vocative	शुश्रूषा śuśrūṣā	शुश्रूषाओ śuśrūṣāo

Proper noun

शुश्रूषा • (śuśrūṣā) f

1. a female given name, Shushrusha, from Sanskrit

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शुश्रूषा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕuɕ.ɾu.ʂa/

Noun

शुश्रूषा • (śuśrūṣā) f

1. service, attendance, diligent and watchful waiting upon
2. nursing, caring for a sick person

Further reading

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शुश्रूषा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शुश्रूषा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শুশ্ৰূষা (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬸᬰ᭄ᬭᬹᬱᬵ (Balinese script)
• শুশ্রূষা (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰲𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰳𑰬𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀼𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀽𑀱𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ၐုၐြူၑာ (Burmese script)
• શુશ્રૂષા (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੁਸ਼੍ਰੂਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌷𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦸꦯꦿꦹꦰꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂳𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂴𑂭𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಶುಶ್ರೂಷಾ (Kannada script)
• ឝុឝ្រូឞា (Khmer script)
• ຨຸຨ຺ຣູຩາ (Lao script)
• ശുശ്രൂഷാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡠᡧᡵᡠᡠᢢᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘳𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘴𑘬𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠤᠱᠷᠤᠤᢔᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧔𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧕𑧌𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐸𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐹𑐲𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଶୁଶ୍ରୂଷା (Odia script)
• ꢯꢸꢯ꣄ꢬꢹꢰꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆶𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆷𑆰𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖲𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖳𑖬𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ශුශ්‍රූෂා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩒𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩒𑩛𑪀𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚰𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚱𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஶுஶ்ரூஷா (Tamil script)
• శుశ్రూషా (Telugu script)
• ศุศฺรูษา (Thai script)
• ཤུ་ཤྲཱུ་ཥཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒳𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒴𑒭𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨃𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨃𑨊𑨯𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Back-formation from शुश्रूषते (śuśrūṣate, desiderative) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕuɕ.ɾuː.ʂɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕuɕˈɾuː.ʂɑː/

Noun

शुश्रूषा • (śuśrūṣā) stem, f

1. desire or wish to hear
2. service, attendance
3. dutifulness, obedience
4. reverence
5. saying, speaking, telling

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शुश्रूषा śuśrūṣā	शुश्रूषे śuśrūṣe	शुश्रूषाः śuśrūṣāḥ
Vocative	शुश्रूषे śuśrūṣe	शुश्रूषे śuśrūṣe	शुश्रूषाः śuśrūṣāḥ
Accusative	शुश्रूषाम् śuśrūṣām	शुश्रूषे śuśrūṣe	शुश्रूषाः śuśrūṣāḥ
Instrumental	शुश्रूषया / शुश्रूषा¹ śuśrūṣayā / śuśrūṣā¹	शुश्रूषाभ्याम् śuśrūṣābhyām	शुश्रूषाभिः śuśrūṣābhiḥ
Dative	शुश्रूषायै śuśrūṣāyai	शुश्रूषाभ्याम् śuśrūṣābhyām	शुश्रूषाभ्यः śuśrūṣābhyaḥ
Ablative	शुश्रूषायाः / शुश्रूषायै² śuśrūṣāyāḥ / śuśrūṣāyai²	शुश्रूषाभ्याम् śuśrūṣābhyām	शुश्रूषाभ्यः śuśrūṣābhyaḥ
Genitive	शुश्रूषायाः / शुश्रूषायै² śuśrūṣāyāḥ / śuśrūṣāyai²	शुश्रूषयोः śuśrūṣayoḥ	शुश्रूषाणाम् śuśrūṣāṇām
Locative	शुश्रूषायाम् śuśrūṣāyām	शुश्रूषयोः śuśrūṣayoḥ	शुश्रूषासु śuśrūṣāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “शुश्रूषा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1084, column 3.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “शुश्रूषा”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan