𑀲𑀼𑀓

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱewk-der.?

Sanskrit शुक॑ (śúka)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka)

Inherited from Sanskrit शुक॑ (śúka), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewk-. Cognate with Pali suka.

Noun

𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka) m

1. parrot
   • c. 304 BCE – 232 BCE, Aśoka, Major Pillar Edict 5 Delhi-Topra.3:

     𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂 𑀲𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀸 𑀅𑀮𑀼𑀦𑁂 𑀘𑀓𑀯𑀸𑀓𑁂 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑁂 𑀦𑀁𑀤𑀻𑀫𑀼𑀔𑁂 𑀕𑁂𑀮𑀸𑀝𑁂

     suke sālikā alune cakavāke haṃse naṃdīmukhe gelāṭe

     • 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch

       parrots, mainas, the aruṇa, ruddy geese, wild geese, the nandīmukha, the gelāṭa

Declension

Declension of 𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka)
	singular	plural
nominative	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂 suke	—
accusative	—	—
instrumental	—	—
dative	—	—
ablative	—	—
genitive	—	—
locative	—	—

Alternative forms

Attested at Allahabad-Kosambi, Delhi-Topra, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.

Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀼𑀓 (“parrot”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Delhi-Topra	𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂 nom.sg (suke)
	Rampurva	𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂 nom.sg (suke)
	Lauriya-Nandangarh	𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂 nom.sg (suke)
	Lauriya-Araraj	𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂 nom.sg (suke)
	Allahabad-Kosambi	𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂 nom.sg (suke)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀼𑀓 (“parrot”)
𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka) (5)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀅 (sua), 𑀲𑀼𑀕 (suga), 𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka) (see there for further descendants)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• suka (Latin script)
• सुक (Devanagari script)
• সুক (Bengali script)
• සුක (Sinhalese script)
• သုက or သုၵ (Burmese script)
• สุก or สุกะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩩᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຸກ or ສຸກະ (Lao script)
• សុក (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄪𑄇 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀲𑀼𑀓 m

1. Brahmi script form of suka (“parrot”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀲𑀼𑀓" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁄 (suko)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀸 (sukā)
Accusative (second)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀁 (sukaṃ)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂 (suke)
Instrumental (third)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂𑀦 (sukena)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sukehi) or 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂𑀪𑀺 (sukebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sukassa) or 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀸𑀬 (sukāya) or 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (sukatthaṃ)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀁 (sukānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (sukasmā) or 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (sukamhā) or 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀸 (sukā)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sukehi) or 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂𑀪𑀺 (sukebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sukassa)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀁 (sukānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (sukasmiṃ) or 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (sukamhi) or 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂 (suke)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sukesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka)	𑀲𑀼𑀓𑀸 (sukā)

Prakrit

Noun

𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka) m (Devanagari सुक)

1. Alternative form of 𑀲𑀼𑀅 (sua, “parrot”)