зүүн
Buryat edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Mongolic *jexün.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
зүүн • (züün)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Mongolic *jexün.
Noun edit
зүүн • (züün)
Mongolian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
зүүн • (züün)
- left
- eastern, east
- Synonym: дорно (dorno)
- Зүүн Ази ― Züün Azi ― East Asia
- Зүүн Монгол ― Züün Mongol ― Eastern Mongols
Derived terms edit
- зүүнтэн (züünten)
- зүүнтээ (züüntee)
- зүүнтээхэн (züünteexen)
- зүүнш (züünš)
- зүүншлэх (züünšlex)
Noun edit
зүүн • (züün)
Antonyms edit
- баруун (baruun, “right, western”)
References edit
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