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Adyghe
Etymology
Unknown. Cognate with гыныплъ ("beet").
Pronunciation
Noun
гын • (ɣən)
- Alternative form of гыны (ɣənə)
Declension
Eastern Mari
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Conjunction
гын • (gyn)
- if, provided that
ойлаш гын, чыным ойлаш- ojlaš gyn, čynym ojlaš
- if one speaks, one must speak the truth
- but, however, on the other hand
- when
пытаренат гын, каласе- pytarenat gyn, kalase
- tell me when you're done
- as for, concerning, regarding
мый вараш кодаш ом йӧрате, тый гын эре почеш кодат- myj varaš kodaš om jörate, tyj gyn ere počeš kodat
- I don't like to be late, but as for you, you're always late
Particle
гын • (gyn)
- interrogative particle
таче толеш гын?- tače toĺeš gyn?
- is (s)he coming today?
- strengthening particle
мо лиеш гын?- mo ĺiješ gyn?
- just what is happening?
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “гын”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
Kabardian
Pronunciation
Noun
гын • (ɣən)
- powder
Declension
Yakut
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *kïl-.
Perhaps compare Turkish kılmak.
Verb
гын • (gın)
- (transitive) to do, to make
- Synonym: оҥор (oñor)
Usage notes
As in many languages (Turkish etmek, Japanese する, Spanish hacer, etc.) this word can be used to form compound verbs.
Derived terms