Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Persian زانو (zânu, knee).

Noun edit

زانو (zanu)

  1. knee, the joint between the thigh and the shank
    Synonyms: دیز (diz), ركبه (rükbe)

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: zanu

Further reading edit

Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Iranian *jā́nu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu), Latin genū, English knee.

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? zānū
Dari reading? zānū
Iranian reading? zânu
Tajik reading? zonu

Noun edit

Dari زانو
Iranian Persian
Tajik зону

زانو (zânu) (plural زانوها (zânu-hâ))

  1. (anatomy) knee

Further reading edit