زانو

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زانو (zânu, knee).

Noun

زانو (zanu)

  1. knee, the joint between the thigh and the shank
    Synonyms: دیز (diz), ركبه (rükbe)

Descendants

  • Turkish: zanu

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *jā́nu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu), Latin genū, English knee.

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /zɔˈnu/

Noun

Dari زانو
Iranian Persian
Tajik зону (zonu)

زانو (zânu) (plural زانوها (zânu-hâ))

  1. (anatomy) knee

Further reading

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