ন্যূন

Assamese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit न्यून (nyūna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /njun/

Adjective

ন্যূন • (nyun)

1. less, deficient

References

• “ন্যূন”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2^nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit न्यून (nyūna).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nun/, [ˈnuːn], [ˈnun]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nun/, [ˈnuːn], [ˈnun]

Adjective

ন্যূন • (nun) (comparative আরও ন্যূন, superlative সবচেয়ে ন্যূন)

1. less
2. deficient
3. inferior

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ন্যূন”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]