Sun

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English

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The Sun (1)
The Sun's astronomical/astrological symbol ⟨☉⟩

Etymology 1

From Middle English sunne, from Old English sunna, sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wén-, oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun; the Sun”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sunne, West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, Old Dutch sunna, German Low German Sünn, Old Saxon sunna, German Sonne, Old High German sunna, Faroese sunna, Icelandic sunna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō). More at sun.

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Proper noun

the Sun

  2. The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.
  4. The 91st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
  6. (newspapers) An English tabloid newspaper.
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Solar System in English · Solar System (layout · text)
Star Sun
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Mercury Venus Earth Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Eris
Notable
moons 		— — Moon Phobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto 		Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Iapetus
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon 		Triton Charon Dysnomia

Etymology 2

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Noun

Sun (plural Suns)

  1. Abbreviation of Sunday.
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Etymology 3

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From Mandarin 孫／孙 (Sūn), Wade-Giles romanization: Sun¹.

Proper noun

Sun (plural Suns)

  1. A surname.
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Bavarian

De Sun.

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Etymology

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā. Cognates include German Sonne and Luxembourgish Sonn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsun/
  • Hyphenation: Sun

Noun

Sun f

  1. sun
    • 2017, “Spür die Sun [Feel the sun]”, performed by Granada:
      Spür die Sun, die Sun.
      Feel the sun, the sun.

References

  • Maria Hornung, Sigmar Grüner (2002) “Sun”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT
  • Petr Šubrt (2010) Wiener dialekt (master thesis), Masaryk University, page 24

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hakka 孫／孙 (sūn).

Proper noun

Sun

  1. a surname from Hakka

Tagalog

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Etymology

From either Hokkien 孫／孙 (Sun) or Mandarin 孫／孙 (Sūn).

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Sun (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. a Filipino-Chinese surname from Mandarin or Hokkien of Chinese origin

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صنع (sun'), from Arabic صُنْع (ṣunʕ).

Proper noun

Sun

  1. a male given name
  2. a female given name
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