See also: suttee

English edit

Etymology edit

From Pali sutta, from of Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, thread, yarn, string; rule). Doublet of sutra.

Noun edit

sutta (plural suttas)

  1. Alternative form of sutra

Usage notes edit

No longer common but, when it appears, more often in reference to the Buddhist scriptures (many originally composed in Pali) than the Hindu (more often in Sanskrit).

Anagrams edit

Finnish edit

Noun edit

sutta

  1. partitive singular of susi

Anagrams edit

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra).

Noun edit

sutta n

  1. thread, string
  2. sutra
Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Lü: ᦉᦳᧆᦏ (ṡudṫh)

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Sanskrit सुप्त (suptá).

Adjective edit

sutta

  1. asleep
Declension edit

References edit

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sutta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Sardinian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Vulgar Latin *subta, from Latin subtus.

Preposition edit

sutta

  1. (Logudorese, Campidanese, Nuorese) under, beneath, underneath
    Synonyms: a sutta de, assuttaCampidanese
    Antonyms: assubra, insubra, subraLogudorese
    Antonyms: appitzu, assua, subraCampidanese
    Antonyms: supra, a pittuNuorese

Adverb edit

sutta

  1. (Logudorese, Campidanese, Nuorese) down, underneath, below
    Synonyms: giosso, assuttaLogudorese
    Synonyms: in bassu, jossoNuorese
    Synonyms: abbàsciu, assuttaCampidanese
    Antonyms: assubra, insubra, subra, susuLogudorese
Derived terms edit
Logudorese
Campidanese

Etymology 2 edit

From Spanish sota, from Catalan sota, from Vulgar Latin *subta, from Latin subtus.

Noun edit

sutta f (plural suttas)

  1. (Logudorese, Campidanese, card games) jack, knave

References edit

  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “sútta1”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “sútta2”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes