सुन

See also: सन, सूनु, सेना, सानो, सीना, सोना, and सोने

Nepali

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarṇa). Compare Hindi सोना (sonā), Marathi सोने (sone).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sunʌ]

Phonetic Devanagari: सुन

Noun

सुन • (suna)

gold

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sunʌ]

Phonetic Devanagari: सुन्a

Verb

सुन • (suna)

mid-respectful second-person singular imperative of सुन्नु (sunnu)

Old Marathi

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (suṇhā), from Sanskrit स्नुषा (snuṣā), from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.

Noun

सुन (suna) f (Modi 𑘭𑘳𑘡)

daughter-in-law

Descendants

Marathi: सून (sūn)

References

Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

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