FemaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Suna: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Suna is a girl’s name of Turkish origin. It means “drake (a male mallard); in poetry also “tall and graceful””.

Say it: soo-nah

About the name Suna

Meaning: drake (a male mallard); in poetry also “tall and graceful”
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; A Turkish bird name; poets compare a slender, upright figure to a suna.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: soo-nah

How to pronounce Suna

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingsoo-nah is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Suna

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Suna sounds close to English. Just keep each vowel short and pure, without the glides English adds (“o” not “oh-oo”).

Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Suna with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Suna'ya, Suna'nın), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Suna is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Suna'da, Suna'yı.

Because Suna ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Suna'yı, Suna'ya and Suna'yla, and n in the genitive Suna'nın.

Case forms of Suna
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Suna'yı	Suna'yı tanıyor musun? Do you know Suna?
Dative (to)	Suna'ya	Suna'ya bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Suna.
Locative (at / with)	Suna'da	Anahtarlar Suna'da. Suna has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Suna.)
Ablative (from)	Suna'dan	Suna'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Suna.
Genitive (’s)	Suna'nın	Bu Suna'nın çantası. This is Suna’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Suna'yla	Dün Suna'yla konuştum. I talked with Suna yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Suna mean?

Suna is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “drake (a male mallard); in poetry also “tall and graceful””. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. A Turkish bird name; poets compare a slender, upright figure to a suna.

How do you pronounce Suna?

Say it roughly as “soo-nah”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Suna in Turkish?

Because Suna is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Suna'ya (to Suna), Suna'nın (Suna’s), Suna'da (at Suna’s) and Suna'yla (with Suna).