зан

Mongolian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Chinese (yàng, form) either directly into an ancestor of Mongolian, or via Turkic; compare Karakhanid [script needed] (yaŋ, manner).

Noun

зан (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰaŋ)); (hidden-g declension)

  1. character, temperament
  2. mood
  3. behaviour
  4. custom, habit
Derived terms
  • ааш зан (aaš zan)
  • зан муутай (zan muutaj)
  • зан сайтай (zan sajtaj)
  • зан үйл (zan üjl)
  • их зан (ix zan)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese (zhǎng, sole).

Noun

зан (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰaŋ)); (hidden-g declension)

  1. sole (bottom of a shoe)

Etymology 3

From Chinese (zhàng, cane).

Noun

зан (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰaŋ)); (hidden-g declension)

  1. (obsolete) cane, rod, pole
Derived terms

Noun

зан (zan)

  1. Nonstandard form of занги (zangi).

Noun

зан (zan)

  1. Nonstandard form of жан (žan).

Tajik

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ǰánHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Noun

Dari زن
Iranian Persian
Tajik зан (zan)

зан (zan) (plural занoн or занҳo)

  1. woman
  2. wife
  3. female

See also

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