дзүүн

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Khamnigan Mongol

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *ǰä-gü-n (left; east). Cognate with Mongolian зүүн (züün, left; east), Buryat зүүн (züün, left; east), Kalmyk зүн (zün, left; east), etc.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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дзүүн (dzüün)

  1. left
    Хадын дзүүн хаджууда барилга кэнэ.
    Khadyn dzüün khadzhuuda barilga kene.
    It’s under construction on the left side of the mountain.
  2. east; eastern (left when facing south)
    Дзүүн аймагуудта үбүсэ сайн ургадаг.
    Dzüün aimaguudta übüse sain urgadag.
    Grass grow well in the eastern districts.

Noun

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дзүүн (dzüün)

  1. left
  2. east (direction on one’s left when facing south)
    Дзүүнээсэ салаки үлеэнэ.
    Dzüüneese salaki ulyeene.
    The wind blows from the east.

Declension

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.