дзүүн

Khamnigan Mongol

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ǰä-gü-n (“left; east”). Cognate with Mongolian зүүн (züün, “left; east”), Buryat зүүн (züün, “left; east”), Kalmyk зүн (zün, “left; east”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͜zuːŋ/

Adjective

дзүүн (dzüün)

1. left

   Хадын дзүүн хаджууда барилга кэнэ.

   Khadyn dzüün khadzhuuda barilga kene.

   It’s under construction on the left side of the mountain.

2. east; eastern (left when facing south)

   Дзүүн аймагуудта үбүсэ сайн ургадаг.

   Dzüün aimaguudta übüse sain urgadag.

   Grass grow well in the eastern districts.

Noun

дзүүн (dzüün)

1. left
2. east (direction on one’s left when facing south)

   Дзүүнээсэ салаки үлеэнэ.

   Dzüüneese salaki ulyeene.

   The wind blows from the east.

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.