Hyphenation
supTurkish pronunciation
sʌpPronunciation
/ˈsəp/ /ˈsʌp/
Etymology
() From Middle English suppen', from Old English sūpan (“to swallow, sip”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpanan (compare Dutch zuipen 'to drink, tipple, booze', German saufen 'to drink, booze', Swedish supa 'to swallow, drink'), from Proto-Indo-European *sub- (compare Sanskrit súpas 'soup, broth'), from *seue 'to take liquid'. More at suck.