کون
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Central Kurdish
Pronunciation
Noun
کون (kun)
- hole (a through opening)
Chagatai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *kün.
Noun
کون (kün)
Descendants
References
- Schluessel, Eric (2018) “کون”, in An Introduction to Chaghatay: A Graded Textbook for Reading Central Asian Sources, Michigan Publishing, page 44
- Courteille, Abel Pavet de (1870) “کون”, in Dictionnaire turk-oriental [Eastern Turkic Dictionary] (in French), Paris: Imprimerie Impériale, page 477
Kipchak
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *kün.
Noun
کون (kün)
Descendants
- North Kipchak:
- West Kipchak:
- South Kipchak:
References
- Garkavec, A. N. (2018) “kün”, in Kypčakskij slovarʹ. Po armjanopisʹmennym pamjatnikam XVI—XVII vekov [Kipchak dictionary. Based on the monuments of 16–17th centuries written in the Armenian script] (in Russian), 3rd edition, Almaty: BAUR, →ISBN, page 766
- Houtsma, Martin Theodor (1894) Ein türkisch-arabisches Glossar, nach der Leidener Handschrift herausgegeben und erläutert, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 28
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian: (kūn) (anus). Cognate with Northern Kurdish qûn (anus), Northern Kurdish kun (“hole”) Khotanese khūṇā- (“hole”), Pashto Kuna,Kwëna (Ass,Anus)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kūn |
| Dari reading? | kūn |
| Iranian reading? | kun |
| Tajik reading? | kun |
Noun
کون • (kun)
Inflection
| Possessive forms of کون (kun) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| 1st person singular (“my”) |
کونم (kunam) |
کونهایم (kun-hấyam) کونهام، کونام △ (kunấm) |
| 2nd person singular (“your”) |
کونت (kunat) △ (kunet) |
کونهایت (kun-hấyat) کونهات، کونات △ (kunất) |
| 3rd person singular (“his, her, its”) |
کونش (kunaš) △ (kuneš) |
کونهایش (kun-hấyaš) کونهاش، کوناش △ (kunấš) |
| 1st plural (“our”) |
کونمان (kunemân) کونمون △ (kunemun) |
کونهایمان (kun-hấyemân) کونهامون، کونامون △ (kunấmun) |
| 2nd plural (“your”) |
کونتان (kunetân) کونتون △ (kunetun) |
کونهایتان (kun-hấyetân) کونهاتون، کوناتون △ (kunấtun) |
| 3rd plural (“their”) |
کونشان (kunešân) کونشون △ (kunešun) |
کونهایشان (kun-hấyešân) کونهاشون، کوناشون △ (kunấšun) |
| △ Colloquial. | ||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
کون • (kun, kŭn)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kawn |
| Dari reading? | kawn |
| Iranian reading? | kown |
| Tajik reading? | kavn |
Noun
کون • (kown)
Derived terms
- کون و مکان (kown o makân)
Sindhi
Postposition
Urdu
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit कोण (koṇa).
Noun
کون • (kon) m (Hindi spelling कोण)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कवण (kavaṇa), from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar, “who”). Compare Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Marathi कोण (koṇ), Assamese কোন (kün).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kɔːn/
Pronoun
کَون • (kaun) (Hindi spelling कौन)
- subjective interrogative pronoun used to refer to persons: who
- کَون بول رَہے ہَیں؟
- kaun bol rahe ha͠i?
- Who is speaking?
Inflection
Singular:
declension of کون
Plural (formal):
declension of کون
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Classical Persian کون (kūn).
Noun
کُون • (kūn) f (Hindi spelling कून)
Ushojo
Etymology
Noun
کون (kon)