As a Hindi name
सोना · masculine
gold
सोना
to sleep; to repose; to die
Śabdasāgara also records: कोमल । नरम । मुलायम । स्निग्ध । चिक्वण
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit सौवर्ण — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀡𑁆𑀡 (soṇṇa), from Sanskrit सौवर्ण (sauvarṇa), from सुवर्ण (suvarṇa). Cognate with Marathi सोने (sone), Punjabi ਸੋਨਾ (sonā), Nepali सुन (suna), Gujarati સોનું (sonũ), Odia ସୁନା (sunā), Bengali সোনা (śōna), Assamese সোণ (xün).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
sauvarṇa mf(ī, or ā)n. (fr. su-varṇa, of which it is also the Vṛddhi form in comp.) made or consisting of gold, golden, ŚrS.; Yājñ.; MBh. &c.
weighing a Su-varṇa, W.
a Hindi word of Prakrit origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Hindi verb set सोना (sonā) सुलाना (sulānā) सुलवाना (sulvānā) Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swep- Proto-Indo-European *swép-t Vedic Sanskrit स्व॒पन् (svapán)bf.? Sanskrit स्वपि॑ति (svápiti) Prakrit सुअइ (suaï) Prakrit सोअइ (soaï) Hindi सोना Inherited from Prakrit सोअइ (so…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
soft, bland
Verified derivationMultiple readings (11)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "somāla" is derived from "somā" with the lac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
somā (ā), f. the Soma plant, L.
N. of an Apsaras, MBh.
somāla mfn. (accord. to some a Prākṛt corruption for su-kumāra; cf. komala) soft, bland, L.
somāla mfn. (-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Soft, bland. E. soma the moon, ala to resemble, aff. aca.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
somāla mfn. (accord. to some a Prākṛt corruption for su-kumāra; cf. komala) soft, bland, L.
somāla mfn. (-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Soft, bland. E. soma the moon, ala to resemble, aff. aca.
somā (ā), f. the Soma plant, L.
N. of an Apsaras, MBh.
Alternative readings
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