Sushi, Shushi, Suśī, Śuṣī, Śuṣi, Suṣi: 10 definitions

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Sushi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit terms Suśī and Śuṣī and Śuṣi and Suṣi can be transliterated into English as Susi or Sushi or Shushi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: Vernacular architecture of Assam with special reference to Brahmaputra Valley

Sushi is an Assamese term referring to “a bamboo member used in the granary platform”.—It appears in the study dealing with the vernacular architecture (local building construction) of Assam whose rich tradition is backed by the numerous communities and traditional cultures.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

suśī (सुशी).—f ( H) A cotton and striped stuff. 2 A certain affection of the bowels incidental to children. See pōṭāntalēṃ.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śuṣī (शुषी).—

1) Drying, drying up.

2) A hole in the ground.

See also (synonyms): śuṣa.

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Śuṣi (शुषि).—f.

1) Drying up.

2) A hole.

3) The hollow in the fang of a snake.

Derivable forms: śuṣiḥ (शुषिः).

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Suṣi (सुषि).—f.

1) A hole; cf. शुषि (śuṣi); एतस्य हृदयस्य पञ्च देवसुषयः स योऽस्य प्राङ्सुषिः स प्राणः (etasya hṛdayasya pañca devasuṣayaḥ sa yo'sya prāṅsuṣiḥ sa prāṇaḥ) Ch. Up.3.13.1.

2) A tube, pipe.

Derivable forms: suṣiḥ (सुषिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śuṣi (शुषि).—f. (-ṣiḥ-ṣī) 1. A hole, a chasm. 2. Drying. 3. The hollow or groove in the fang of a snake. E. śuṣ to dry, aff. ki .

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Suṣi (सुषि).—f.

(-ṣiḥ) 1. A hole. 2. Drying. 3. A tube or pipe. E. śuṣ-in-pṛṣo0: sa substituted for śa; see śuṣira .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Suṣi (सुषि).—suṣira suṣira = śuṣi, śuṣira.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śuṣi (शुषि):—[from śuṣ] 1. śuṣi f. (for 2. See p. 1085, col. 1) drying, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a hole, chasm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (also written suṣi)

3) [v.s. ...] the hollow or groove in the fang of a snake, [Horace H. Wilson]

4) [from śuṣ] 2. śuṣi f. (for 1. See p. 1084, col. 3) strength, power (= bala), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Suṣi (सुषि):—m. (also written śuṣi) the hole of a reed or cane, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]

6) m. a tube (cf. deva-s).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śuṣi (शुषि):—[(ṣiḥ-ṣī)] 2. 3. f. A hole; drying; groove in the fang of a snake.

2) Suṣi (सुषि):—(ṣiḥ) 2. f. A hole; tube; drying.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sushi in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śuṣi (ಶುಷಿ):—

1) [noun] a becoming dried.

2) [noun] a hole; a chasm.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Suṣi (ஸுஷி) noun < suṣi.

1. Hole, bore; துளை. இவனைப்போல் ஸுஷியுடையார் இல்லையிறே [thulai. ivanaippol sushiyudaiyar illaiyire] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 4, 8, 8).

2. Wisdom; ஞானம். [gnanam.] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 4, 8, 8.)

3. Shame; லஜ்ஜை. [lajjai.] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 4, 8, 8.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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