सुरा

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • surā (Latin script)
  • 𑀲𑀼𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • সুরা (Bengali script)
  • සුරා (Sinhalese script)
  • သုရာ or သုရႃ (Burmese script)
  • สุรา (Thai script)
  • ᩈᩩᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສຸຣາ (Lao script)
  • សុរា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄪𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

सुरा f

  1. Devanagari script form of surā (“a class of liquor”)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬲᬸᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
  • সুৰা (Assamese script)
  • সুরা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰭𑰲𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀲𑀼𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • સુરા (Gujarati script)
  • ਸੁਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦱꦸꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
  • សុរា (Khmer script)
  • ಸುರಾ (Kannada script)
  • ສຸຣາ (Lao script)
  • സുരാ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘭𑘳𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠰᠤᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • ᠰᡠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • သုရာ (Burmese script)
  • 𑧍𑧔𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐳𑐸𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ସୁରା (Odia script)
  • ꢱꢸꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆱𑆶𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • සුරා (Sinhalese script)
  • ஸுரா (Tamil script)
  • సురా (Telugu script)
  • สุรา (Thai script)
  • སུ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒮𑒳𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *súraH (“liquor”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬁‎ (hurā), Middle Persian [script needed] (hwl /⁠hur⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

सुरा • (súrā) stem, f

  1. wine, spirituous liquor
    Synonyms: मदिरा (madirā), हाला (hālā)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.107.9:
      भोजा जिग्युः सुरभिं योनिमग्रे भोजा जिग्युर्वध्वं या सुवासाः।
      भोजा जिग्युरन्तःपेयं सुराया भोजा जिग्युर्ये अहूताः प्रयन्ति॥
      bhojā jigyuḥ surabhiṃ yonimagre bhojā jigyurvadhvaṃ yā suvāsāḥ.
      bhojā jigyurantaḥpeyaṃ surāyā bhojā jigyurye ahūtāḥ prayanti.
      First have the liberal gained a fragrant dwelling, and got themselves a bride in fair apparel.
      The liberal have obtained their draught of liquor, and conquered those who, unprovoked, assailed them.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants
  • → Persian: سرا‎ (sorâ)
  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀭𑀸 (surā)
  • Pali: surā
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • → Balinese: ᬲᬸᬭᬵ (sura)
  • → Khmer: សុរា (soraa)
  • → Thai: สุรา (sù-raa)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.