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
Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (kūn, “anus”). Cognate with Northern Kurdish qûn (“anus”), Northern Kurdish kun (“hole”), Khotanese khūṇā- (“hole”), Pashto کونه (kwëna, kuna, “ass, anus”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [kuːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰuːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰun]
Noun
کون • (kun)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular (“my”) |
کونم (kunam) | کونهایم، کونهام، کونام△ (kun-hấyam, kunấm△) |
| 2nd person singular (“your”) |
کونت (kunat, kunet△) | کونهایت، کونهات، کونات△ (kun-hấyat, kunất△) |
| 3rd person singular (“his, her, its”) |
کونش (kunaš, kuneš△) | کونهایش، کونهاش، کوناش△ (kun-hấyaš, kunấš△) |
| 1st person plural (“our”) |
کونمان، کونمون△ (kunemân, kunemun△) | کونهایمان، کونهامون، کونامون△ (kun-hấyemân, kunấmun△) |
| 2nd person plural (“your”) |
کونتان، کونتون△ (kunetân, kunetun△) | کونهایتان، کونهاتون، کوناتون△ (kun-hấyetân, kunấtun△) |
| 3rd person plural (“their”) |
کونشان، کونشون△ (kunešân, kunešun△) | کونهایشان، کونهاشون، کوناشون△ (kun-hấyešân, kunấšun△) |
△ Colloquial.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
کون • (kun, kŭn)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [kawn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäwn]
Noun
کون • (kown)
Derived terms
- کون و مکان (kown o makân)
Sindhi
Postposition
کون • (khon) (Devanagari खां)
Urdu
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit कोण (koṇa).
Noun
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:
Plural (formal):
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Classical Persian کون (kūn).
Noun
کُون • (kūn) f (Hindi spelling कून)
Ushojo
Etymology
Noun
کون (kon)
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