Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian زانو (zânu, knee), from Proto-Iranian *jā́nu.

Noun

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زانو (zanu) (definite accusative زانویی (zanuyu), plural زانولر (zanular))

  1. knee, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank
    Synonyms: دیز (diz), ركبه (rükbe)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: zanu

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *jā́nu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Mazanderani زندی (zendi),[1] Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu), Latin genū, English knee.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Dari زانو
Iranian Persian
Tajik зону

زانو (zânu) (plural زانوها (zânu-hâ))

  1. (anatomy) knee

References

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  1. ^ Talebi, Ali (2012) مشتی از مرواریدهای فراموش‌شده‌ی مازندران (فرهنگ واژگانی) [A Handful of the Forgotten Pearls of Mazandaran (Dictionary)]‎[1], Amol, page 39

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