સૂવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati सूइ (sūi), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀯𑀇 (savaï), from Vedic Sanskrit स्वपति (svapati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swápati, from Proto-Indo-European *swépeti.

Cognates

Cognate with Bengali শোয়া (śōẇa), Hindustani سونا (sonā) / सोना (sonā), Punjabi ਸੌਣਾ (sauṇā). Indo-European cognates include Danish sove, Lithuanian sapnúoti, Russian спать (spatʹ), and Swedish sova.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ʋũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: સૂ‧વું

Verb

સૂવું • (sūvũ)

1. (intransitive) to sleep

   Synonyms: ઊંઘવું (ū̃ghavũ), નીંદરવું (nī̃darvũ)