дүүн

Tofa

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tü-gün (“yesterday”, literally ‘that day’). Cognate with Tuvan дүүн (düün, “yesterday”), Turkish dün (“yesterday”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʉːn/, [d̥ʉːn]

Adverb

дүүн (düün)

1. yesterday

Derived terms

• дүүнгіі (düüngìì, “yesterday’s”)

See also

• бо һүндүс (bo hündüs, “today”)
• турай, турайсы (turaj, turajsy, “tomorrow”)

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tü-gün (“yesterday”, literally ‘that day’); equivalent to дөө (döö, “that”) +‎ хүн (xün, “day”). Cognate with Tofa дүүн (düün, “yesterday”), Turkish dühün (“yesterday”, dialectal), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyːn/, [d̥ỹːn]

Adverb

дүүн • (düün)

1. yesterday

Derived terms

• дүүнгү (düüngü, “yesterday’s”)

See also

• бөгүн (bögün, “today”)
• даарта (daarta, “tomorrow”)