ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ

Middle Mongol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic [Term?]. Cognate with Khitan [Term?].

Pronunciation

Adjective

ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (ǰegün)

  1. left
    Antonym: ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ (baraɣun, right)

Descendants

  • Buryat: зүүн (züün)
  • Classical Mongolian: ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (ǰegün)
  • Written Oirat: ᠴᡈᡉᠨ (zöün)
  • Tuvan: чөөн (çöön)
  • Yakut: дьэгин (jegin)

Mongolian

Pronunciation

Noun

ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ • (ǰegün) (Cyrillic spelling зүүн (züün))

  1. east
    Synonym: ᠳᠣᠷᠤᠨ᠎ᠠ (dorun_a)

Adjective

ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ • (ǰegün) (Cyrillic spelling зүүн (züün))

  1. left
  2. wrong
  3. eastern