зүүн

Buryat

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *jexün.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zuːŋ/
  • Hyphenation: зүүн

Adjective

зүүн • (züün)

  1. left

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *jexün.

Noun

зүүн • (züün)

  1. needle

Mongolian

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (ǰegün), from Middle Mongol ᠵᠡᠺᠦᠨ (ǰekün), from Proto-Mongolic *jexün. Cognate with Buryat зүүн (züün), Kalmyk зүн (zün), etc. Compare also Tuvan чөөн (çöön).

Pronunciation

Noun

зүүн • (züün) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (ǰegün))

  1. east
    Synonym: дорно (dorno)

Adjective

зүүн • (züün) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (ǰegün))

  1. left
  2. east, eastern

Antonyms
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