Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian یونان (yūnān), from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (y-u-n /⁠yauna⁠/, Ionia), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía, Ionia). Likely influenced by the doublet यवन (yavan, a Greek) borrowed from Sanskrit, and Arabic اَلْيُونَان (al-yūnān). Compare Bengali ইউনান (iunan).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /juː.nɑːn/, [juː.nä̃ːn]

Proper noun

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यूनान (yūnānm (Urdu spelling یونان)

  1. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
    Synonym: ग्रीस (grīs)
  2. (historical) Ancient Greece (an ancient region in Southeast Europe, home of the Greeks)

Declension

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