सूनु

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *suHnúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *suHnúš (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬥𐬎 (hunu)), from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús (compare Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 (sunus), Lithuanian sūnùs, Old Church Slavonic сꙑнъ (synŭ), Old English sunu (whence English son)).

Pronunciation

Noun

सूनु • (sūnú) stem, m

  1. son, child, offspring
    Synonyms: पुत्र (putrá), जात (jātá), सुत (sutá)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.66.1b:
      रयिर्न चित्रा सूरो न सन्दृगायुर्न प्राणो नित्यो नसूनुः।
      तक्वा न भूर्णिर्वना सिषक्ति पयो न धेनुः शुचिर्विभावा॥
      rayirna citrā sūro na sandṛgāyurna prāṇo nityo nasūnuḥ.
      takvā na bhūrṇirvanā siṣakti payo na dhenuḥ śucirvibhāvā.
      LIKE the Sun's glance, like wealth of varied sort, like breath which is the life, like one's own son
      Like a swift bird, a cow who yields her milk, pure and refulgent to the wood he speeds.
  2. a younger brother (Kir. i, 24)
  3. a daughter's son (W.)
  4. name of a rishi (having the patronymic आर्भव (ārbhava) or काश्यप (kāśyapa), author of RV. x, 176) (Auukr.)
Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of सूनु (sūnú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सूनुः
sūnúḥ 		सूनू
sūnū́ 		सूनवः
sūnávaḥ
Vocative सूनो
sū́no 		सूनू
sū́nū 		सूनवः
sū́navaḥ
Accusative सूनुम्
sūnúm 		सूनू
sūnū́ 		सूनून्
sūnū́n
Instrumental सूनुना / सून्वा¹
sūnúnā / sūnvā́¹ 		सूनुभ्याम्
sūnúbhyām 		सूनुभिः
sūnúbhiḥ
Dative सूनवे / सून्वे¹
sūnáve / sūnvé¹ 		सूनुभ्याम्
sūnúbhyām 		सूनुभ्यः
sūnúbhyaḥ
Ablative सूनोः / सून्वः¹
sūnóḥ / sūnváḥ¹ 		सूनुभ्याम्
sūnúbhyām 		सूनुभ्यः
sūnúbhyaḥ
Genitive सूनोः / सून्वः¹
sūnóḥ / sūnváḥ¹ 		सून्वोः
sūnvóḥ 		सूनूनाम्
sūnūnā́m
Locative सूनौ
sūnaú 		सून्वोः
sūnvóḥ 		सूनुषु
sūnúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

सूनु • (sūnú) stem, f

  1. daughter (Mn. i, 10.)
Declension
Feminine u-stem declension of सूनु (sūnú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सूनुः
sūnúḥ 		सूनू
sūnū́ 		सूनवः
sūnávaḥ
Vocative सूनो
sū́no 		सूनू
sū́nū 		सूनवः
sū́navaḥ
Accusative सूनुम्
sūnúm 		सूनू
sūnū́ 		सूनूः
sūnū́ḥ
Instrumental सून्वा
sūnvā́ 		सूनुभ्याम्
sūnúbhyām 		सूनुभिः
sūnúbhiḥ
Dative सूनवे / सून्वै¹
sūnáve / sūnvaí¹ 		सूनुभ्याम्
sūnúbhyām 		सूनुभ्यः
sūnúbhyaḥ
Ablative सूनोः / सून्वाः¹ / सून्वै²
sūnóḥ / sūnvā́ḥ¹ / sūnvaí² 		सूनुभ्याम्
sūnúbhyām 		सूनुभ्यः
sūnúbhyaḥ
Genitive सूनोः / सून्वाः¹ / सून्वै²
sūnóḥ / sūnvā́ḥ¹ / sūnvaí² 		सून्वोः
sūnvóḥ 		सूनूनाम्
sūnūnā́m
Locative सूनौ / सून्वाम्¹
sūnaú / sūnvā́m¹ 		सून्वोः
sūnvóḥ 		सूनुषु
sūnúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Later Sanskrit
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Etymology 2

From the root सू (√sū, “to beget, produce, yield”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian , ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sewH- (“to beget (a child)”). Compare with Etymology 1 above.

Noun

सूनु • (sūnú) stem, m

  1. one who presses out or extracts the soma-juice (RV. iii, 1, 12; = सोतृ (sotṛ), Sāy.)
Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of सूनु (sūnú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सूनुः
sūnúḥ 		सूनू
sūnū́ 		सूनवः
sūnávaḥ
Vocative सूनो
sū́no 		सूनू
sū́nū 		सूनवः
sū́navaḥ
Accusative सूनुम्
sūnúm 		सूनू
sūnū́ 		सूनून्
sūnū́n
Instrumental सूनुना / सून्वा¹
sūnúnā / sūnvā́¹ 		सूनुभ्याम्
sūnúbhyām 		सूनुभिः
sūnúbhiḥ
Dative सूनवे / सून्वे¹
sūnáve / sūnvé¹ 		सूनुभ्याम्
sūnúbhyām 		सूनुभ्यः
sūnúbhyaḥ
Ablative सूनोः / सून्वः¹
sūnóḥ / sūnváḥ¹ 		सूनुभ्याम्
sūnúbhyām 		सूनुभ्यः
sūnúbhyaḥ
Genitive सूनोः / सून्वः¹
sūnóḥ / sūnváḥ¹ 		सून्वोः
sūnvóḥ 		सूनूनाम्
sūnūnā́m
Locative सूनौ
sūnaú 		सून्वोः
sūnvóḥ 		सूनुषु
sūnúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 3

Noun

सूनु • (sūnu) stem, m

  1. one who urges or incites, an inciter (Sāy. on RV. i, 103, 4)
  2. the sun (= सवितृ (savitṛ)) (L.)
Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of सूनु (sūnú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सूनुः
sūnúḥ 		सूनू
sūnū́ 		सूनवः
sūnávaḥ
Vocative सूनो
sū́no 		सूनू
sū́nū 		सूनवः
sū́navaḥ
Accusative सूनुम्
sūnúm 		सूनू
sūnū́ 		सूनून्
sūnū́n
Instrumental सूनुना / सून्वा¹
sūnúnā / sūnvā́¹ 		सूनुभ्याम्
sūnúbhyām 		सूनुभिः
sūnúbhiḥ
Dative सूनवे / सून्वे¹
sūnáve / sūnvé¹ 		सूनुभ्याम्
sūnúbhyām 		सूनुभ्यः
sūnúbhyaḥ
Ablative सूनोः / सून्वः¹
sūnóḥ / sūnváḥ¹ 		सूनुभ्याम्
sūnúbhyām 		सूनुभ्यः
sūnúbhyaḥ
Genitive सूनोः / सून्वः¹
sūnóḥ / sūnváḥ¹ 		सून्वोः
sūnvóḥ 		सूनूनाम्
sūnūnā́m
Locative सूनौ
sūnaú 		सून्वोः
sūnvóḥ 		सूनुषु
sūnúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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