كۈن

• күн (kün)

From Chagatai کون (kün, “sun, day”), from Proto-Turkic *kün (“sun, day”).

• IPA^(key): /kyn/

كۈن • (kün) (plural كۈنلەر (künler))

1. the sun

   كۈن پاتماق ― kün patmaq ― the sun sets

   كۈن چىقماق ― kün chiqmaq ― the sun rises

2. day (as opposed to night)

   يېرىم كۈن ― yërim kün ― half the day

3. a day (24 hours)

   ھەر كۈنى ― her küni ― every day

   كۈندىن-كۈنگە ― kündin-kün'ge ― from day to day

4. the day of one's death, one's death

   ئۇنىڭ كۈنى يەتتى ― uning küni yetti ― he's at death's door

5. a period, season, days

   ئۆتكەن كۈنلەر ― ötken künler ― past days, the past

6. one's life

   كۈن ئالماق (كۆرمەك) ― kün almaq (körmek) ― to make a good living, get by reasonably well

7. disaster, trouble

   كۈن تارتماق ― kün tartmaq ― to have hard times

   ئۇنىڭ بېشىغا كۈن چۈشتى ― uning bëshigha kün chüshti ― he's come into hard times

8. peaceful times, peace, ease of mind, prosperity

   ياخشىغا كۈن يوق، يامانغا ئۆلۈم ― yaxshigha kün yoq, yaman'gha ölüm ― (Prov.) the good see no peace, the wicked no death