See also: کونه

Persian edit

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? gūna
Dari reading? gūna
Iranian reading? gune
Tajik reading? guna

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwnk'), 𐫃𐫇𐫗𐫃 (gwng /⁠gōnag⁠/, sort, kind, form). Compare Iranian borrowing Old Armenian գունակ (gunak).

Noun edit

گونه (gune) (plural گونه‌ها (gune-hâ))

  1. kind, type, sort
  2. genre
  3. (biology) species
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Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

گونه (gune) (plural گونه‌ها (gune-hâ))

  1. (anatomy) cheek
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See also edit

References edit

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “gōnag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press