See also: کون, گون, and گؤن

Uyghur edit

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Etymology edit

From Chagatai کون (kün, sun, day), from Proto-Turkic *kün (sun, day).

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Noun edit

كۈن (kün) (plural كۈنلەر (künler))

  1. the sun
    كۈن پاتماقkün patmaqthe sun sets
    كۈن چىقماقkün chiqmaqthe sun rises
  2. day (as opposed to night)
    يېرىم كۈنyërim künhalf the day
  3. a day (24 hours)
    ھەر كۈنىher künievery day
    كۈندىن-كۈنگەkündin-kün'gefrom day to day
  4. the day of one's death, one's death
    ئۇنىڭ كۈنى يەتتىuning küni yettihe's at death's door
  5. a period, season, days
    ئۆتكەن كۈنلەرötken künlerpast days, the past
  6. one's life
    كۈن ئالماق (كۆرمەك)kün almaq (körmek)to make a good living, get by reasonably well
  7. disaster, trouble
    كۈن تارتماقkün tartmaqto have hard times
    ئۇنىڭ بېشىغا كۈن چۈشتىuning bëshigha kün chüshtihe's come into hard times
  8. peaceful times, peace, ease of mind, prosperity
    ياخشىغا كۈن يوق، يامانغا ئۆلۈمyaxshigha kün yoq, yaman'gha ölüm(Prov.) the good see no peace, the wicked no death

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