# सु-
## Hindi
### Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼- (su-), from Sanskrit सु- (su-), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Also borrowed from Sanskrit सु- (su-) in many cases.

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /suː/

### Prefix

सु- • (su-)
* good-, well-, eu-
    Synonym: ख़ुश- (xuś-)
    ‎सु- (su-) + ‎कर्म (karm, “deed”) → ‎सुकर्म (sukarm, “a good deed”)

#### Usage notes

This prefix is typically applied to Sanskrit loanwords. It is often opposed to the prefix कु- (ku-, “ill-, mal-”).

#### Derived terms
### References

* McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सु-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

## Marathi
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi सु- (su-), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀼- (su-), from Sanskrit सु- (su-). Also borrowed from Sanskrit सु- (su-) in many cases.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /su/, [suː]

### Prefix

सु- • (su-)
* good-, well-, eu-
    ‎सु- (su-) + ‎दैव (daiv, “fortune”) → ‎सुदैव (sudaiv, “good fortune”)

#### Derived terms
## Pali
### Alternative forms

* स्व्- (sv-) before vowels; the vowel takes the dependent form
* su- (Latin script)
* 𑀲𑀼- (Brahmi script)
* সু- (Bengali script)
* සු- (Sinhalese script)
* သု- (Burmese script)
* สุ- (Thai script)
* ᩈᩩ- (Tai Tham script)
* ສຸ- (Lao script)
* សុ- (Khmer script)
* 𑄥𑄪- (Chakma script)

### Prefix

सु- (su-)
* Devanagari script form of su- (“good”) ("pure" )

## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* সু- (Assamese script)
* ᬲᬸ- (Balinese script)
* সু- (Bengali script)
* 𑰭𑰲- (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀲𑀼- (Brahmi script)
* သု- (Burmese script)
* સુ- (Gujarati script)
* ਸੁ- (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌸𑍁- (Grantha script)
* ꦱꦸ- (Javanese script)
* 𑂮𑂳- (Kaithi script)
* ಸು- (Kannada script)
* សុ- (Khmer script)
* ສຸ- (Lao script)
* സു- (Malayalam script)
* ᠰᡠ᠊ (Manchu script)
* 𑘭𑘳- (Modi script)
* ᠰᠤ᠊ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧍𑧔- (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐳𑐸- (Newa script)
* ସୁ- (Odia script)
* ꢱꢸ- (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆱𑆶- (Sharada script)
* 𑖭𑖲- (Siddham script)
* සු- (Sinhalese script)
* 𑪁𑩒- (Soyombo script)
* 𑚨𑚰- (Takri script)
* ஸு- (Tamil script)
* సు- (Telugu script)
* สุ- (Thai script)
* སུ- (Tibetan script)
* 𑒮𑒳- (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨰𑨃- (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-.

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /su/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /s̪u/

### Prefix

सु- • (su-)
* good-, well-
    ‎सु- (su-) + ‎गन्ध (gandha, “smell”) → ‎सुगन्ध (sugandha, “good smell, perfume”)

#### Antonyms

* दुस्- (dus-)

#### Descendants

* Pali: su-
* → Assamese: সু- (xu-)
* → Bengali: সু- (śu-)
* → Burmese: သု (su.)
* → Gujarati: સુ- (su-)
* → Hindi: सु- (su-)
* → Javanese: ꦱꦸ- (su-)
* → Kannada: ಸು- (su-)
* → Odia: ସୁ- (su-)
* → Old Marathi: सु- (su-)
** Marathi: सु- (su-)
* → Punjabi: ਸੁ- (su-)
* → Telugu: సు- (su-)

### References

* Monier Williams (1899) “सु-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1219/3.
* Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 734-6