sunu

Alternative forms

• súnù, súnů (Jungraithmayr's spelling)
• sʊnu (Wolf's spelling)

Noun

sunu

1. water

References

• George Starostin, On Mimi, Journal of Language Relationship (2011)

Romanization

sunu

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian sunu, Old Saxon sunu, Dutch zoon, Old High German sunu (German Sohn), Old Norse sonr (Swedish son), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 (sunus). The Indo-European root is also the source of Sanskrit सूनु (sūnu), Lithuanian sūnus, Proto-Slavic *synъ (Old Church Slavonic сꙑнъ (synŭ), Russian сын (syn)); and more distantly of Ancient Greek υἱύς (huiús), Old Irish suth (“birth, fruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsunu/

Noun

sunu m (nominative plural suna)

1. son, male child

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sunuz, whence also Old Saxon and Old English sunu, Old Norse sonr. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Noun

sunu m

1. son

Alternative forms

• suno

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sunuz, whence also Old High German and Old English sunu, Old Norse sonr. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Noun

sunu m

1. son

Noun

sunu (definite accusative sunuyu, plural sunular)

1. introduction to a writing
2. offer
3. supply

See also

• sunum