چوسڻ

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *चूष्यति (cūṣyati), चूष्यते (cūṣyate, “to be sucked”), from the root चूष् (cūṣ). Cognate with Urdu چُوسنا (cūsnā) and Punjabi چُوسݨا (cūsṇā).

Verb

چُوسَڻُ • (cūsaṇu) (Devanagari चूसणु)

  1. to suck
    Synonym: چُوپَڻُ (cūpaṇu)

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cūˊṣati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • “چوسڻ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 1866-1938
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