सोनार
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *सोण्णआर (sŏṇṇaāra), from Sanskrit सुवर्णकार (suvarṇakāra).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /soː.nɑːɾ/, [soː.näːɾ]
Noun
सोनार • (sonār) m (Urdu spelling سونار)[2][3]
- alternative form of सुनार (sunār, “goldsmith”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सोनार sonār |
सोनार sonār |
| oblique | सोनार sonār |
सोनारों sonārõ |
| vocative | सोनार sonār |
सोनारो sonāro |
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “suvarṇakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 779
- ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सोनार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5299
- ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सोनार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1041
Marwari
Alternative forms
- सुनार (sunār)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀲𑁄𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (*sŏṇṇaāra), from Sanskrit सुवर्णकार (suvarṇakāra). Cognate with Gujarati સોનાર (sonār).
Noun
सोनार (sonār) m
- goldsmith
- Coordinate term: सोनारी (sonārī)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “suvarṇakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 779
Further reading
- “सोनार”, in Marwari Dictionary, SIL International, 2015
- “सोनार”, in राजस्थानी सबदकोस [rājasthānī sabadkos], charans.org, 2025
- Lalas, Sitaram (2013) “सोनार”, in राजस्थानी सबद कोस: राजस्थानी-हिन्दी वृहद् कोश [rājasthānī sabad kos: rājasthānī-hindī vŕhad koś] (in Hindi), 2nd edition, Jodhpur: चौपासनी शिक्षा समिती [caupāsnī śikṣā samitī].