سونو

Gojri

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati सोनउं (sonaüṃ), from Gurjar Apabhramsa सोण्णउं, from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡 (soaṇṇa), 𑀲𑁄𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (sovaṇṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit सौवर्ण (sauvarṇa), vṛddhi derivative of सुवर्ण (suvárṇa).

Adjective

سونو (sono)

1. precious, costly, valuable

Noun

سونو (sono) m

1. gold, aurum

Further reading

• Dr Rafique Anjum (2018) Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 290.
• Javaid Rahi (2015) گوجری ڈکشنری [Gojri Dictionary] (in Gojri), page 607, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “suvárṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 779