सूद (sood)
noun
A financial term meaning interest (on a loan or investment); appears constantly in the fixed phrase सूद पर (sood par, 'on interest') and in the idiom मूल से सूद प्यारा (mool se sood pyaaraa).
Sense
1
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interest (on money lent or borrowed)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: ब्याज (byaaj)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: सूद (sood) is the everyday word you'll hear from moneylenders, shopkeepers running informal credit, or relatives discussing a loan -- मूल (mool) is the principal, and सूद (sood) is what grows on top of it. The old saying मूल से सूद प्यारा (mool se sood pyaaraa, 'interest is dearer than the principal') captures a very Indian bazaar-wisdom observation: people often care more about the extra earnings than the original sum.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for ब्याज (byaaj) exclusively and don't recognize सूद (sood) as the same concept -- both are common and interchangeable in everyday and financial speech. 2) The set phrase is सूद पर देना/लेना (sood par denaa/lenaa, 'to lend/borrow at interest') -- learners sometimes try को (ko) or से (se) instead of पर (par) here.
Sample Sentences:
साहूकार हर महीने दस प्रतिशत सूद लेता है।
The moneylender charges ten percent interest every month.
(saahookaar har mahiine das pratishat sood letaa hai।)
उसने बैंक से लिए कर्ज़ का सूद अभी तक नहीं चुकाया है।
He still hasn't paid off the interest on the loan he took from the bank.
(usne baink se lie karz kaa sood abhii tak nahiin chukaayaa hai।)
अगर तुम समय पर पैसे लौटा दोगे तो कोई सूद नहीं लगेगा।
If you return the money on time, no interest will be charged.
(agar tum samay par paise lautaa doge to koii sood nahiin lagegaa।)
मूल से सूद प्यारा होता है, इसलिए वह ब्याज वसूलने में ज़्यादा दिलचस्पी दिखाता है।
Interest is dearer than the principal, which is why he shows more interest in collecting it.
(mool se sood pyaaraa hotaa hai, islie vah byaaj vasoolne men zyaadaa dilchaspii dikhaataa hai।)
क्या इस खाते पर सूद मिलता है?
Does this account earn interest?
(kyaa is khaate par sood miltaa hai?)
पिछले साल जमा पैसों पर काफ़ी सूद जुड़ गया था।
A good amount of interest had accumulated on the deposited money last year.
(pichhle saal jamaa paison par kaafii sood jud gayaa thaa।)
सूद इतना बढ़ता जा रहा है कि मूल चुकाना मुश्किल हो गया है।
The interest keeps growing so much that repaying the principal has become difficult.
(sood itnaa badhtaa jaa rahaa hai ki mool chukaanaa mushkil ho gayaa hai।)
काश सूद इतनी ऊँची दर पर न लगता।
If only the interest wasn't charged at such a high rate.
(kaash sood itnii oonchii dar par n lagtaa।)
बैंक द्वारा सूद की दर हर तिमाही तय की जाती है।
The interest rate is decided by the bank every quarter.
(baink dvaaraa sood kii dar har timaahii tay kii jaatii hai।)
सूद समेत सारा पैसा अगले महीने तक लौटा दो।
Return all the money, including the interest, by next month.
(sood samet saaraa paisaa agle mahiine tak lautaa do।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
सूद
(sood)
(sg.m.oblique):
सूद
(sood)
(pl.m.direct):
सूद
(sood)
(pl.m.oblique):
सूदों
(soodon)