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

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (ǰegün /⁠ǰüün⁠/, “left”), from Middle Mongol ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (jʔkwn /⁠ǰägün⁠/, “left”), from Proto-Mongolic *jexün. Cognate with Buryat зүүн (züün), Kalmyk зүн (zün), etc. Compare also Tuvan loan чөөн (çöön, “left; eastern”, adjective).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒuːn/
  • (Khalkha) IPA(key): [t͜s˭uːŋ]
  • Hyphenation: зүүн

Adjective

зүүн • (züün)

  1. left
  2. eastern, east
    Synonym: дорно (dorno)
    Зүүн Ази ― Züün Azi ― East Asia
    Зүүн Монгол ― Züün Mongol ― Eastern Mongols

Derived terms

  • зүүнтэн (züünten)
  • зүүнтээ (züüntee)
  • зүүнтээхэн (züünteexen)
  • зүүнш (züünš)
  • зүүншлэх (züünšlex)

Noun

зүүн • (züün)

  1. east
    Synonym: дорно (dorno)

Antonyms

References

  • “зүүн I”, “зүүн II”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present
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