सुवर्णकार

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सुवर्णकार (suvarṇakāra). Doublet of सुनार (sunār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʊ.ʋəɾɳ.kɑːɾ/, [sʊ.ʋɐɾɳ.käːɾ]

Noun

सुवर्णकार • (suvarṇkār) m

1. goldsmith

   Synonyms: सुनार (sunār), स्वर्णकार (svarṇkār)

Declension

Declension of सुवर्णकार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सुवर्णकार suvarṇkār	सुवर्णकार suvarṇkār
oblique	सुवर्णकार suvarṇkār	सुवर्णकारों suvarṇkārõ
vocative	सुवर्णकार suvarṇkār	सुवर्णकारो suvarṇkāro

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সুৱৰ্ণকাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬸᬯᬃᬡᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• সুবর্ণকার (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰲𑰪𑰨𑰿𑰜𑰎𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀭𑁆𑀡𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• သုဝရ်္ဏကာရ (Burmese script)
• સુવર્ણકાર (Gujarati script)
• ਸੁਵਰ੍ਣਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍁𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦸꦮꦂꦟꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂳𑂫𑂩𑂹𑂝𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಸುವರ್ಣಕಾರ (Kannada script)
• សុវណ៌ការ (Khmer script)
• ສຸວຣ຺ຓກາຣ (Lao script)
• സുവര്ണകാര (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡠᠸᠠᡵᢏᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘳𑘪𑘨𑘿𑘜𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠤᠸᠠᠷᢏᠠᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧔𑧊𑧈𑧠𑦼𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐸𑐰𑐬𑑂𑐞𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ସୁଵର୍ଣକାର (Odia script)
• ꢱꢸꢮꢬ꣄ꢠꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆶𑆮𑆫𑇀𑆟𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖲𑖪𑖨𑖿𑖜𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• සුවර්‍ණකාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩒𑩾𑩼 𑪙𑩪𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚰𑚦𑚤𑚶𑚘𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஸுவர்ணகார (Tamil script)
• సువర్ణకార (Telugu script)
• สุวรฺณการ (Thai script)
• སུ་ཝ་རྞ་ཀཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒳𑒫𑒩𑓂𑒝𑒏𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨃𑨭𑨫𑩇𑨘𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsu-

Sanskrit सु- (su-)

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wárnas

Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa)

Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarṇa)

Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-der.

Sanskrit -कार (-kāra)

Sanskrit सुवर्णकार (suvarṇakāra)

From सुवर्ण (suvarṇa, “gold”) +‎ -कार (-kāra).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /su.ʋɐɾ.ɳɐ.kɑː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪u.ʋɐɾ.ɳɐˈkɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

सुवर्णकार • (suvarṇakāra) stem, m

1. goldsmith

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:स्वर्णकार

   • c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 2.83.12–15:

     मणिकाराश् च ये केचित् कुम्भकाराश् च शोभनाः ।
     सूत्रकर्मकृतश् चैव ये च शस्त्रोपजीविनः ॥
     मायूरकाः क्राकचिका रोचकाः वेधकास् तथा ।
     दन्तकाराः सुधाकारास् तथा गन्धोपजीविनः ॥
     सुवर्णकाराः प्रख्यातास् तथा कम्बलधावकाः ।
     स्नापकोष्णोदका वैद्या धूपकाः शौण्डिकास् तथा ॥
     रजकास् तुन्नवायाश् च ग्रामघोषमहत्तराः ।
     शैलूषाश् च सह स्त्रीभिर् ययुः कैवर्तकास् तथा ॥

     maṇikārāś ca ye kecit kumbhakārāś ca śobhanāḥ.
     sūtrakarmakṛtaś caiva ye ca śastropajīvinaḥ.
     māyūrakāḥ krākacikā rocakāḥ vedhakās tathā.
     dantakārāḥ sudhākārās tathā gandhopajīvinaḥ.
     suvarṇakārāḥ prakhyātās tathā kambaladhāvakāḥ.
     snāpakoṣṇodakā vaidyā dhūpakāḥ śauṇḍikās tathā.
     rajakās tunnavāyāś ca grāmaghoṣamahattarāḥ.
     śailūṣāś ca saha strībhir yayuḥ kaivartakās tathā.

     All those who were jewellers, potters, carpenters, armourers, makers of articles with peacock-feathers, perforators of shells and ornaments, ivorysmiths, plasterers, perfumers, goldsmiths, woollen-washers, hot-water bathers, physicians, incense-makers, liquor-vendors, washermen, tailors, village headmen, actors, fishermen, along with women, all went [following Bharata].

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सुवर्णकार (suvarṇakāra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सुवर्णकारः suvarṇakāraḥ	सुवर्णकारौ / सुवर्णकारा¹ suvarṇakārau / suvarṇakārā¹	सुवर्णकाराः / सुवर्णकारासः¹ suvarṇakārāḥ / suvarṇakārāsaḥ¹
Vocative	सुवर्णकार suvarṇakāra	सुवर्णकारौ / सुवर्णकारा¹ suvarṇakārau / suvarṇakārā¹	सुवर्णकाराः / सुवर्णकारासः¹ suvarṇakārāḥ / suvarṇakārāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सुवर्णकारम् suvarṇakāram	सुवर्णकारौ / सुवर्णकारा¹ suvarṇakārau / suvarṇakārā¹	सुवर्णकारान् suvarṇakārān
Instrumental	सुवर्णकारेण suvarṇakāreṇa	सुवर्णकाराभ्याम् suvarṇakārābhyām	सुवर्णकारैः / सुवर्णकारेभिः¹ suvarṇakāraiḥ / suvarṇakārebhiḥ¹
Dative	सुवर्णकाराय suvarṇakārāya	सुवर्णकाराभ्याम् suvarṇakārābhyām	सुवर्णकारेभ्यः suvarṇakārebhyaḥ
Ablative	सुवर्णकारात् suvarṇakārāt	सुवर्णकाराभ्याम् suvarṇakārābhyām	सुवर्णकारेभ्यः suvarṇakārebhyaḥ
Genitive	सुवर्णकारस्य suvarṇakārasya	सुवर्णकारयोः suvarṇakārayoḥ	सुवर्णकाराणाम् suvarṇakārāṇām
Locative	सुवर्णकारे suvarṇakāre	सुवर्णकारयोः suvarṇakārayoḥ	सुवर्णकारेषु suvarṇakāreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Declension

• Pali: suvaṇṇakāra
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (suvaṇṇaāra), 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (suṇṇaāra), 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀭 (suṇṇāra)
  • Apabhramsa: 𑆱𑆶𑆤𑇀𑆤𑆳𑆫 (sunnāra)
    • Central:
      • Hindustani: sunār

        Hindi: सुनार

        Urdu: سُنار

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “सुवर्णकार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1236.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “सुवर्ण”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1695
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “suvarṇakāra”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “suvarṇakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 779