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Yiddish
Etymology 1
From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén, from *sóh₂wl̥.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
זון • (zun) f
- (astronomy) the Sun (the star at the center of the Solar System)
די זון איז אַ שטערן וואָס וואַרפֿט אימער אַרויס ענערגיע וואָס באַשאַפֿט שטראַלן.- di zun iz a shtern vos varft imer aroys energye vos bashaft shtraln.
- The sun is a star that constantly gives off energy that creates rays.
Noun
זון • (zun) f, plural זונען (zunen)
- (astronomy) sun (a star)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation
Noun
זון • (zun) m, plural זין (zin), diminutive זונדל (zundl) or זינדל (zindl)
- son