soṇa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑁄𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• सोण (Devanagari script)
• সোণ (Bengali script)
• සොණ (Sinhalese script)
• သောဏ or သေႃꧣ (Burmese script)
• โสณ or โสณะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩮᩣᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂສຓ or ໂສຓະ (Lao script)
• សោណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄮𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्वन् (śvan).

Noun

soṇa m

1. a dog

Declension

Declension table of "soṇa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	soṇo	soṇā
Accusative (second)	soṇaṃ	soṇe
Instrumental (third)	soṇena	soṇehi or soṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	soṇassa or soṇāya or soṇatthaṃ	soṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	soṇasmā or soṇamhā or soṇā	soṇehi or soṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	soṇassa	soṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	soṇasmiṃ or soṇamhi or soṇe	soṇesu
Vocative (calling)	soṇa	soṇā

Synonyms

• (dog): sā, suvāṇa

Descendants

• Thai: โสณ (sǒo-ná-)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “soṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead