Adyghe

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Etymology

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Unknown. Cognate with гыныплъ ("beet").

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɣən]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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гын (ɣən)

  1. Alternative form of гыны (ɣənə)

Declension

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Eastern Mari

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡən/
  • Rhymes: -ən
  • Hyphenation: гын

Conjunction

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гын (gyn)

  1. if, provided that
    ойлаш гын, чыным ойлаш
    ojlaš gyn, čynym ojlaš
    if one speaks, one must speak the truth
  2. but, however, on the other hand
  3. when
    пытаренат гын, каласе
    pytarenat gyn, kalase
    tell me when you're done
  4. as for, concerning, regarding
    мый вараш кодаш ом йӧрате, тый гын эре почеш кодат
    myj varaš kodaš om jörate, tyj gyn ere počeš kodat
    I don't like to be late, but as for you, you're always late

Particle

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гын (gyn)

  1. interrogative particle
    таче толеш гын?
    tače toĺeš gyn?
    is (s)he coming today?
  2. strengthening particle
    мо лиеш гын?
    mo ĺiješ gyn?
    just what is happening?

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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phrases

References

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  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “гын”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Kabardian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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гын (ɣən)

  1. powder

Declension

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Yakut

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kïl-. Perhaps compare Turkish kılmak.

Verb

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гын (gın)

  1. (transitive) to do, to make
    Synonym: оҥор (oñor)

Usage notes

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As in many languages (Turkish etmek, Japanese する, Spanish hacer, etc.) this word can be used to form compound verbs.

Derived terms

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