सुरी

Konkani

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀻 (churī), from Sanskrit क्षु॒र (kṣurá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšurás, from Proto-Indo-European *ksew- + *-rós.

    Noun

    सुरी • (surīf (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

    1. knife

    Marathi

    Etymology

    पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): सुरा m (surā)
    स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): सुरी f (surī)

      Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀻 (churī), from Sanskrit क्षु॒र (kṣurá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšurás, from Proto-Indo-European *ksew- + *-rós. Cognate with Gujarati છરી (charī), Hindustani छुरी / چھری (churī), Punjabi ਛੁਰੀ / چھری (churī), Bengali ছুরি (churi), Assamese ছুৰী (suri).

      Noun

      सुरी • (surīf

      1. knife

      References

      • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “सुरी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
      • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “सुरी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
      • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “सुरी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
      • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kṣurá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press