چانه

See also: جانه‎ and خانه‎

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬥𐬎‎ (zānu)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰánuš (compare Sanskrit हनु (hánu)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw, cheek”). Compare Armenian ծնոտ (cnot), Latin gena, Tocharian A śanwem, Welsh gen, Dutch kin, English chin, German Kinn. Turkish çene likely does not have an Iranian etymology.

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [tʃʰɒːˈne]

Noun

چانه • (čâne)

chin
jaw

Related terms

زنخ‎ (zanakh)

Descendants

→ Armenian: չանա (čʿana)

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