سکا

See also: سكا‎

Persian
bust of a سکا (sakâ "Scythian") warrior from Bactria, 100 BCE

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 (Saka).

Noun

سکا • (sakâ)

  1. Scythian, a person of Scythia.
  2. (archaic) Sistani, a person from Sistan.

Derived terms

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शुष्क (śuṣka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-.

Cognate with Assamese শুকান (xukan), Bengali শুখা (śukha), English sear, Hindi सूखा (sūkhā) / Urdu سوکھا‎ (sūkhā), Persian خشک‎ (xušk), Romani śuko and Russian сушить (sušitʹ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʊk.kaˑ/

Adjective

سُکّا (sukkā)

  1. dry

Declension
Declension of سکا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct سُکّا‎ (sukkā) سُکّے‎ (sukke) سُکّی‎ (sukkī) سُکِّیاں‎ (sukkīyā̃)
oblique سُکّے‎ (sukke) سُکّے, سُکّیاں‎ (sukke, sukkeyā̃) سُکّی‎ (sukkī) سُکِّیاں‎ (sukkīyā̃)

Urdu
a Gandharan relief of سکا (sakā, "Scythian, Indo-Scythian") men playing instruments and dancing, Pakistan
a depiction of a battle crafted on the handle of a golden سکا hair comb

Etymology

Either from Persian سکا‎ (sakâ) or a modern learned borrowing from an ancient Indo-Iranian language referring to the same nomadic peoples.

Pronunciation

Noun

سکا • (sakā) ?

  1. Scythian; a warlike nomadic people from Scythia
  2. the Indo-Scythians of ancient Afghanistan and Pakistan

Ushojo

Noun

سکا (sakā)

  1. relative
    Synonym: رشتہ دار (rištah dār)

Adjective

سکا (sakā)

  1. own, self
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