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Persian
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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gūna
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Dari reading?
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gūna
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Iranian reading?
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gune
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Tajik reading?
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guna
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Etymology 1
From Middle Persian (gwnk'), 𐫃𐫇𐫗𐫃 (gwng /gōnag/, “sort, kind, form”). Compare Iranian borrowing Old Armenian գունակ (gunak).
Noun
گونه • (gune) (plural گونهها (gune-hâ))
- kind, type, sort
- genre
- Synonym: ژانر (žânr)
- (biology) species
Etymology 2
Noun
گونه • (gune) (plural گونهها (gune-hâ))
- (anatomy) cheek
- Synonym: لپ (lop)
See also
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “gōnag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press