зан

Mongolian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Chinese 樣 (yàng, “form”) either directly into an ancestor of Mongolian, or via Turkic; compare Karakhanid [script needed] (yaŋ, “manner”).

Noun

зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension )

  1. character, temperament
  2. mood
  3. behaviour
  4. custom, habit
Derived terms
  • ааш зан (aaš zan)
  • зан муутай (zan muutaj)
  • зан сайтай (zan sajtaj)
  • зан үйл (zan üjl)
  • их зан (ih zan)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 掌 (zhǎng, “sole”).

Noun

зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension )

  1. sole (bottom of a shoe)

Etymology 3

From Chinese 杖 (zhàng, “cane”).

Noun

зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension )

  1. (obsolete) cane, rod, pole
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Noun

зан • (zan)

  1. Nonstandard form of занги (zangi).

Etymology 5

Noun

зан • (zan)

  1. Nonstandard form of жан (žan).

Tajik

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (zan), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Noun
Dari Persian زن‎
Iranian Persian زن‎
Tajiki Persian зан (zan)

зан • (zan) (plural занoн or занҳo)

  1. woman
  2. wife
  3. female

See also
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.