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Etymology

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Akin to Godoberi ден.

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дун (dun) (plural ниж, plural incl. нилӏ)

  1. I

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Number Singular Plural
Person First Second Reflexive third Third First Second Reflexive third Third
Case / Class 1/2/3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
Absolutive дун (dun) мун (mun) жив (žiw) жий (žij) жал (žal) гьев (hew) гьей (hej) гьел (hel) ниж (niž)
нилӏ (niᵏll)
нуж (nuž) жал (žal) гьел (hel)
Ergative дица (dica) дуца (duca) жинца (žinca) гьес (hes) гьелъ (helˢ) нижеца (nižeca)
нилӏеца (niᵏlleca)
нужеца (nužeca) жидеца (žideca) гьез (hez)
Genitive дир (dir) дур (dur) жиндир (žindir) гьесул (hesul) гьелъул (helˢul) нижер (nižer)
нилӏер (niᵏller)
нужер (nužer) жидер (žider) гьезул (hezul)
Dative дие (dije) дуе (duje) жиндие (žindije) гьесие (hesije) гьелъие (helˢije) нижее (nižeje)
нилӏее (niᵏlleje)
нужее (nužeje) жидее (žideje) гьезие (hezije)
Instrumental дидалъун (didalˢun) дудалъун (dudalˢun) жиндалъун (žindalˢun) гьесдалъун (hesdalˢun) гьелдалъун (heldalˢun) нижедалъун (nižedalˢun)
нилӏедалъун (niᵏlledalˢun)
нужедалъун (nužedalˢun) жидедалъун (židedalˢun) гьездалъун (hezdalˢun)

Dungan

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Etymology

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Cognate to Standard Mandarin (dōng).

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дун (dun) (I)

  1. east; eastern

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дун (dun) (I)

  1. east; eastern

Kalmyk

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Cyrillic Clear Script
дун (dun) ᡑᡇᡇᠨ(duun)

Etymology

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

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дун (dun) (plural дуд)

  1. song
  2. voice, sound
  3. kilometre (literally, "the distance at which a human voice or cry can be heard")
  4. (dated) verst (Imperial Russian unit of length equal to 1,066.8 m)

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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From Tibetan དུང (dung), compare Buryat дун (dun), Kalmyk дуң (duñ).

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дун (dun) (Mongolian spelling ᠳᠤᠩ (dung)); (hidden-g declension)

  1. shell

Udmurt

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdun]
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Hyphenation: дун

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Permic *dɔn, from Proto-Uralic *tenɜ. Cognates include Eastern Khanty тын (tyn) and Northern Mansi тын (tyn).

Cognates include Komi-Zyrian дон (don) and Komi-Permyak дон (don).

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дун (dun)

  1. price, cost
  2. valuation, appraisal
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Etymology 2

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Дун.

From Proto-Permic *don. Cognates include Komi-Zyrian дон (don).

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дун (dun)

  1. transparent, clear, pure
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References

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  • L. E. Kirillova, L. L. Karpova, editors (2008), “дун”, in Удмурт-ӟуч кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian dictionary], Izhevsk: Удмуртский институт истории, языка и литературы УрО РАН, →ISBN, page 189
  • T. V. Voronova, T. A. Poyarkova, editor (2012), Удмурт-ӟуч, ӟуч-удмурт кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian, Russian-Udmurt dictionary] (overall work in Russian), Izhevsk: Книжное издательство «Удмуртия», →ISBN, page 23
  • Yrjö Wichmann, Toivo Emil Uotila (1987) Mikko Korhonen, editor, Wotjakischer Wortschatz [Votyak Vocabulary] (Lexica Societatis Fenno-Ugricae; Volume 21) (overall work in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 38,39