gold; (adj.) golden Mhvs.5, Mhvs.87; Vv.5#4, Vv.36#7.

• -ālaṅkāra with golden ornaments Ja.ii.48.
• -dhaja with golden flags Ja.ii.48.
• -bhiṅkāra a golden vase Sdhp.513.
• -maya golden, made of gold Ja.vi.203
• -vālukā gold dust Ja.vi.278.

the contracted form of suvaṇṇa, cp. sovaṇṇa