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Buryat
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *jexün.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zuːŋ/
- Hyphenation: зүүн
Adjective
зүүн • (züün)
- left
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mongolic *jexün.
Noun
зүүн • (züün)
- needle
Mongolian
Etymology
Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (ǰegün /ǰüün/, “left”), from Middle Mongol ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (jʔkwn /ǰägün/, “left”), from Proto-Mongolic *jexün. Cognate with Buryat зүүн (züün), Kalmyk зүн (zün), etc. Compare also Tuvan loan чөөн (çöön, “left; eastern”, adjective).
Pronunciation
Adjective
зүүн • (züün)
- left
- eastern, east
- Synonym: дорно (dorno)
- Зүүн Ази ― Züün Azi ― East Asia
- Зүүн Монгол ― Züün Mongol ― Eastern Mongols
Derived terms
Noun
зүүн • (züün)
- east
- Synonym: дорно (dorno)
Antonyms
- баруун (baruun, “right, western”)
References
- “зүүн I”, “зүүн II”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present