ਸੁਪਾਰੀ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀲𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀭 (*suppāra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Compare Old Marathi 𑘭𑘳𑘢𑘰𑘨𑘲 (supārī).

Noun

ਸੁਪਾਰੀ (supārī) f

  1. areca nut, betel nut

Descendants
  • Punjabi: supārī
    Gurmukhi script: ਸੁਪਾਰੀ
    Shahmukhi script: سُپارِی

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਸੁਪਾਰੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 286.
  • “ਸੁਪਾਰੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*suppāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 778
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