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