यूनान

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian یونان(yūnān), from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (y-u-n /⁠yauna⁠/, Ionia), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía, Ionia). Likely influenced by the doublet यवन (yavan, a Greek) borrowed from Sanskrit, and Arabic اَلْيُونَان(al-yūnān). Compare Bengali ইউনান (iunan).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /juː.nɑːn/, [juː.n̪ä̃ːn̪]

Proper noun[edit]

यूनान (yūnānm (Urdu spelling یونان‎)

  1. Greece (a country in Southern Europe)
    Synonym: ग्रीस (grīs)
  2. (historical) Ancient Greece

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