ахун

Dungan

Etymology

Cognate to Standard Mandarin 阿訇 (āhōng), which is borrowed from Persian آخوند (âxund, âxond).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a²⁴ xuŋ²⁴/

Noun

ахун • (ahun) (I-I)

  1. (Islam) imam; mullah; akhund

Northern Yukaghir

Etymology

From Proto-Yukaghir *aq

Particle

ахун (aqun)

  1. even
  2. used to strengthen thoughts
  3. at least
  4. expresses a desired action
  5. in addition

References

  • Nikolaeva, Irina (2006) A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN
  • Kurilov, Гаврил (2001) Юкагирско-русский словарь, Novosibirsk: Nauka
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