सुई

Hindi

Etymology

From Old Hindi सुई (suī), सूई (sūī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀽𑀈 (sūī), from Sanskrit सूची (sūcī́). Doublet of सूची (sūcī).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʊiː/

Noun

सुई • (suī) f

  1. needle (for knitting and otherwise)
    सूई और धागा/सूई तागा ― sūī aur dhāgā/sūī tāgā ― needle and thread
  2. (medicine) syringe, injection
    सूई लगाना ― sūī lagānā ― to inject

Alternative forms

Derived terms
  • सूई के नाके से ऊँट निकालना (sūī ke nāke se ū̃ṭ nikālnā, “to make a camel go through the eye of a needle”)
  • सूई को फ़ावड़ा बनाना (sūī ko fāvṛā banānā, “to make a needle into a spade; make a mountain out of a molehill”)
  • सूईकार (sūīkār)
  • सूईकारी (sūīkārī)

References
  • Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “सुई”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सुई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1034

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘭𑘳𑘧𑘲 (suyī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀽𑀈 (sūī), from Sanskrit सूची (sūcī́). Cognate with Gujarati સોય (soya), Sindhi سُئِي‎ / सुई (suī), Punjabi ਸੂਈ (sūē), Bengali সুই (sui).

Noun

सुई • (suī) f

  1. needle

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “सुई”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “सुई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “सुई”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sūcīˊ (13551)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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