گن

Burushaski

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡan]

Noun

گن (gan)

1. way
2. path
3. road
4. track
5. furrow
6. way of life

References

• Bechtholdt, Astrid (2026), “gan”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “string; time, occurrence; quality”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊɳ/, [ɡʊ̃ɳ(ə̆)]

Noun

گُݨ • (guṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਗੁਣ)

1. virtue, quality, attribute, merit, excellence
2. skill, effect, advantage
3. cause, reason

Declension

Declension of گن

	singular	plural
direct	گُݨ (guṇ)	گُݨ (guṇ)
oblique	گُݨ (guṇ)	گُݨاں (guṇāṉ)
vocative	گُݨا (guṇā)	گُݨو (guṇo)
ablative	گُݨوں (guṇoṉ)	—
locative	گُݨے (guṇe)	گُݨِیں (guṇīṉ)
instrumental	گُݨوں (guṇoṉ)	–

Derived terms

• سَرگُݨ (sarguṇ)
• نِرگُݨ (nirguṇ)

Torwali

Etymology

From Sanskrit गण (gaṇa).

Noun

گن (gan)

1. herd

Urdu

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुण (guṇá).

Noun

گُن • (gun) m (Hindi spelling गुण)

1. quality, condition

   اُس کے کوئی اَچّھے گُن ہَیں ہی نَہِیں۔

   us ke koī acche gun ha͠i hī nahī̃.

   He has no good qualities at all.

2. characteristic, property
3. merit, virtue