சூது

Tamil

Alternative forms

• சூதம் (cūtam)

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀚𑀽𑀤 (jūda), from Sanskrit द्यूत (dyūta). Cognate with Malayalam ചൂത് (cūtŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕuːd̪ʊ/, [suːd̪ɯ]

Noun

சூது • (cūtu)

1. gambling
2. trick
3. secret
4. success

Derived terms

• சூதாடு (cūtāṭu)
• சூதாட்டம் (cūtāṭṭam)

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “சூது”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]