дьон

Dolgan

Etymology

From a Mongolic language, compare Yakut дьон (jon), Tuvan чон (çon), Khakas чон (çon); Buryat зон (zon), Mongolian зон (zon), ᠵᠣᠨ (ǰon), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟon/

Adjective

дьон • (con)

  1. people's, popular

Noun

дьон • (con)

  1. people

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolic ᠵᠣᠨ (ǰon). Compare also Dolgan дьон (jon); Tuvan чон (çon), Khakas чон (çon), Shor чон (“con”), Southern Altai јон (ǰon); Buryat зон (zon), Mongolian зон (zon), Kalmyk зон (zon); etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟ͡ʝon/, [ɟ͡ʝo̞n]

Noun

дьон • (jon)

  1. people
    1. (attributive) people’s, popular
    Synonym: норуот (noruot)
  2. residents
    куорат дьоно ― kuorat jono ― residents of a city
  3. family
    See synonyms at ыал (ıal).

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • дьон-сэргэ (jon-serge, “people, society”)
  • дьонумсах (jonumsaq, “family-loving”)

See also

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