زوٗن

Kashmiri

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ज्योत्स्ना (jyotsnā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zuːn]

Noun

زوٗن • (zūn) f (Devanagari ज़ून)

1. moonlight

   Synonym: زوٗنہٕ گاش (zūnụ gāś)

2. egg yolk

Proper noun

زوٗن • (zūn) f (Devanagari ज़ून)

1. Moon

   Synonym: ژٔنٛدرَمہٕ (ċạndramụ)

2. a female given name

   حَبہٕ خوتوٗنہِ ہُنٛد اَصلی ناو اوس زوٗن۔

   habụ khōtūni hund aslī nāv ōs zūn.

   Habba Khatoon's real name was Zoon.

References

• Grierson, George Abraham (1932) “زوٗن”, in A dictionary of the Kashmiri language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 1226
• S. K. Toshakhani, Mohiuddin Hajni, Prithvi Nath Pushp, Mirza Ghulam Hassan Beg Arif, Ghulam Nabi Gowhar (1968-1980) Kashir Dictionary Vol 4‎^[1] (in Kashmiri), volume 4, Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, page 48
• Omkar N. Koul, Kashi Wali (2006) Modern Kashmiri Grammar‎^[2], Springfield: Dunwoody Press, page 205