As a deity name
Name 81 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
सूद · noun · masculine
१ लाभ । फायदा · ब्याज । वृद्धि — Śabdasāgara
सूद · noun · masculine
रसोइया । सूपकार । पाचक · पकी हुई दाल, रसा, तरकारी, आदि · सारधि का काम । सारथ्य — Śabdasāgara
सूद · masculine
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a Hindi word of Persian origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Classical Persian سود (sūd), from Middle Persian. Compare Bengali সুদ (śud).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a cook, &c.
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Dictionary citations
sūda m. a well, RV. (Naigh. iii, 25)
the mud of a dried-up pool (others, ‘sweetness, sweet drink’, esp. ‘milk’), ib.; Br.; Kāṭh.
(prob.) a hot spring, Rājat.
a kind of sauce or broth (cf. sūpa), Kām.; Rājat.
a cook, MBh.; R. &c.
Alternative readings
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