સોનેરી

Gujarati

Etymology

Cognate with Marathi सोनेरी (sonerī), Hindustani سُنَہْرَا (sunahrā) / सुनहरा (sunahrā), Sindhi سونَهريِ / सोंनहरी, Punjabi ਸੁਨਹਿਰਾ (sunhirā) / سُنْہِرا (sunhirā).

Adjective

સોનેરી • (sonerī)

1. golden
2. gold-plated
3. the best, perfect, excellent, superb, admirable

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*suvarṇadhara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press