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suna

Pronunciation: /suˈna/

“suna” is a Romanian word. Its 6 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to ring or produce a sound in general
  2. to sound (a certain way)
  3. to make something ring or produce sound
  4. to be rumoured
  5. to play an instrument
  6. to call, telephone

In Romanian

  1. (v.intranz.) a scoate, a produce, a emite anumite sunete.
  2. (despre ceas) a marca timpul (prin bătăi mecanice).
  3. (despre ape) a murmura, a susura.
  4. (despre anumite obiecte, materiale etc.) a foșni; a trosni, a pocni.
  5. (despre vânt) a șuiera, a vâjâi.
  6. (v.tranz.) (pop.) a scutura cu zgomot frâul (pentru a chema calul).
  7. (v.intranz.) (despre cuvinte, cântece, glasuri) a se face auzit, a se auzi, a răsuna.
  8. (rar; despre urechi) a țiui.
  9. (fig.) a-i stărui în minte.
  10. (v.intranz.) (despre locurile unde se produc zgomote) a răsuna.
  11. (v.intranz.) (despre oameni) a cânta dintr-un instrument muzical.
  12. (v.intranz.) a anunța, a vesti ceva prin sunete de clopot sau suflând într-un instrument.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sonāre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). First attested in 1581.

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