Buryat

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Mongolic *jexün.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zuːŋ/
  • Hyphenation: зүүн

Adjective

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зүүн (züün)

  1. left

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Mongolic *jexün.

Noun

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зүүн (züün)

  1. needle

Mongolian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (ǰegün /⁠ǰüün⁠/, left), from Middle Mongol ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (jʔkwn /⁠ǰägün⁠/, left), from Proto-Mongolic *jexün. Cognate with Buryat зүүн (züün), Kalmyk зүн (zün), etc. Compare also Tuvan loan чөөн (çöön, left; eastern, adjective).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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зүүн (züün)

  1. left
  2. eastern, east
    Synonym: дорно (dorno)
    Зүүн АзиZüün AziEast Asia
    Зүүн МонголZüün MongolEastern Mongols

Derived terms

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Noun

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зүүн (züün)

  1. east
    Synonym: дорно (dorno)

Antonyms

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References

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  • зүүн I”, зүүн II”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present