зан

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡saŋ/, [ˈt͡saŋ]

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)

2. sole (bottom of a shoe)

Etymology 3

From Chinese 杖 (zhàng, “cane”).

Noun

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

2. (obsolete) cane, rod, pole

Derived terms

• зандах (zandah, “to chide”)
  • зандрах (zandrah, “to chide”)

Etymology 4

Noun

зан • (zan)

1. Nonstandard form of занги (zangi).

Etymology 5

Noun

зан • (zan)

1. Nonstandard form of жан (žan).

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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

• мард (mard)