सुन

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Nepali

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sunʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: सुन

Noun

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सुन (suna)

  1. gold

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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सुन (suna)

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

Old Marathi

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Etymology

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

Noun

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सुन (sunaf (Modi 𑘭𑘳𑘡)

  1. daughter-in-law

Descendants

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  • Marathi: सून (sūn)

References

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  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.