सुनार

Hindi

Alternative forms

• सोनार (sonār)

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑆱𑆶𑆤𑇀𑆤𑆳𑆫 (sunnāra), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀭 (suṇṇāra), 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (suṇṇaāra), 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (suvaṇṇaāra), from Sanskrit सुवर्णकार (suvarṇakāra). Doublet of सुवर्णकार (suvarṇakār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʊ.nɑːɾ/, [sʊ.näːɾ]

Noun

सुनार • (sunār) m (feminine सुनारन or सुनारिन, Urdu spelling سُنار)

1. goldsmith

Declension

Declension of सुनार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सुनार sunār	सुनार sunār
oblique	सुनार sunār	सुनारों sunārõ
vocative	सुनार sunār	सुनारो sunāro

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सुनार”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 666.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “सुनार”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 821
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सुनार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1027
• “सुनार”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “suvarṇakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 779