xun

See also: xún, xùn, xūn, and x̱'ún

Translingual

Symbol

xun

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Unggaranggu.

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 塤 / 埙 (xūn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuːn/
• Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

xun (plural xuns)

1. (music) A clay or ceramic globular vessel flute originating in China.

Translations

globular vessel flute made of clay or ceramic

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 塤 / 埙 (zh) (xūn)

• Finnish: xun (fi)
• Polish: xun (pl) m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• UN*X

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خون (xun).

Noun

xun (definite accusative xunu, plural xunlar)

1. (Classical Azerbaijani) blood

   Synonym: qan

Judeo-Tat

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Iranian *wahūnīder.

Classical Persian خُون (xūn)

Judeo-Tat xun

Inherited from Classical Persian خُون (xūn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χun/

Noun

xun

1. blood (vital liquid flowing in human and animal bodies)

   xun vəgyrdə ― to take blood

2. (figuratively) blood (family relationship due to birth)

   xun kəširə ― to feel kinship

3. (figuratively) revenge
4. bloodshed

References

• Агарунов, Я.; Агарунов, М. (2010), Большой словарь языка горских евреев джуури [Large Dictionary of the Juhuri Language of Mountain Jews]‎^[1] (in Russian), Baku: Абилов, Зейналов и сыновья, page 280
• Нафталиев, М. Н. (2015), “xun”, in Е. М. Назарова, editor, Еврейско (джуури)-русский словарь [Juhuri–Russian Dictionary]‎^[2], Moscow: СТМЭГИ, page 545

Manchu

Romanization

xun

1. alternative spelling of šun

See also

• wiktionary:Manchu transliteration

Mandarin

Romanization

xun

1. nonstandard spelling of xūn
2. nonstandard spelling of xún
3. nonstandard spelling of xùn

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Verb

xun

1. (East Anglia) alternative form of schun

Somali

Etymology

Cognate with Oromo hamaa (“cruel”). Compare also Iraqw hhaam (“get lost”).

Adjective

xun (plural xunxun, factitive xunee)

1. bad

References

• Reinisch, Leo (1902), Die Somali-Sprache (in German), volume 2, Wien, Austria, page 224