ਸ਼ੁਰੂ
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شُرُوع (šurūʿ). Compare Hindustani شُرُوع / शुरू (śurū), Gujarati શરૂ (śarū), Marathi सुरू (surū), Bengali শুরু (śuru), Kannada ಶುರು (śuru).
Noun
ਸ਼ੁਰੂ • (śurū) m (Shahmukhi spelling شُرو)
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- Synonyms: ਆਗਾਜ਼ (āgāz), ਆਦਿ (ādi), ਅਰੰਭ (arambh)
References
- “ਸ਼ੁਰੂ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਸੁਰੂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.