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Thirstiness in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Thirstinessnoun
सूखा
🗣️ pyas [/suː.kʰɑː/, [suː.kʰäː]]
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📖 Meaning of “thirstiness”

The meaning of “thirstiness” in Hindi is सूखा, pronounced pyas — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

🔠 All meanings in Hindi
pyas (noun) सूखा
(noun) प्यास
📘 Definition of thirstiness

strong desire for something (not food or drink)

✍️ Thirstiness in a sentence
It was not the heat that caused his thirstiness, it was the low humidity.
इस साल ज़मीन ज़्यादा सूखी थी।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas
Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka)
Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha)
Hindi सूखा
Inherited from Prakrit सुक्ख (sukkha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शुष्क (śuṣka). Cognate with Russian сухой (suxoj), but not Latin siccus (despite phonetic similarities). Doublet of शुष्क (śuṣk) and ख़ुश्क (xuśk).

Quick facts about “thirstiness”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Thirstiness
Meaning in Hindi
सूखा
Pronunciation
pyas
Part of speech
Noun
Word Origin (Etymology)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas
Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka)
Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha)
Hindi सूखा
Inherited from Prakrit सुक्ख (sukkha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शुष्क (śuṣka). Cognate with Russian сухой (suxoj), but not Latin siccus (despite phonetic similarities). Doublet of शुष्क (śuṣk) and ख़ुश्क (xuśk).

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "thirstiness" is सूखा (pyas).
In Devanagari script it is written as सूखा.
It is pronounced "pyas". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.