ᠴᡈᡉᠨ

Written Oirat

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *jexün (“left; east”). Cognate with Classical Mongolian ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (ǰegün).

Adjective

ᠴᡈᡉᠨ (zöün)

  1. left
  2. east
Alternative forms
  • ᠴᡉᡉᠨ (züün, modern PRC spelling)
Descendants
  • Kalmyk: зүн (zün)
  • → Tuvan: чөөн (çöön)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *ǰä-gü-n (“needle”). Cognate with Mongolian ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠦ (ǰegüü).

Noun

ᠴᡈᡉᠨ (zöün)

  1. needle
Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
  • ᠴᡉᡉᠨ (züün, modern PRC spelling)
Descendants
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