सूप
sūpa/suː.pɐ/
To say dal in Sanskrit, meaning the dish of cooked split pulses, use सूप (sūpa).
सूप (sūpa) is the classical Sanskrit word for a dish of cooked pulses or lentils, the food that is called dal in modern Indian languages.
Meaning: dish (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
सूप is pronounced sūpa, /suː.pɐ/, in two syllables, with a long u in the first syllable.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not confuse सूप (sūpa) with the English word soup. The Sanskrit word is pronounced with a final short a and names a pulse dish.
Did you know?
- While we use 'dal' today, the Sanskrit term सूप (sūpa) shares a surprising ancestor with the English word 'soup'.
Example conversation
Aditya and Ananya are having lunch together.
- आदित्य Adityaअनन्ये, किं सूपः स्वादुः अस्ति?Ananye, kiṃ sūpaḥ svāduḥ asti?Ananya, is the dal tasty?
- अनन्या Ananyaआम्, एषः सूपः अतीव मधुरः अस्ति।ām, eṣaḥ sūpaḥ atīva madhuraḥ asti.Yes, this dal is very sweet.
- आदित्य Adityaमम सूपः समाप्तः।mama sūpaḥ samāptaḥ.My dal is finished.
- अनन्या Ananyaतर्हि अन्यं सूपं गृह्यताम्।tarhi anyaṃ sūpaṃ gṛhyatām.Then take some more dal.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry सूप, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries सूप, CC BY-SA 4.0.
