ᠴᡈᡉᠨ

Written Oirat

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *jexün (“left; east”). Cognate with Classical Mongolian ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (ǰegün).

Adjective

ᠴᡈᡉᠨ (zöün)

1. left
2. east

Alternative forms

• ᠴᡉᡉᠨ (züün, modern PRC spelling)

Descendants

• Kalmyk: зүн (zün)
• → Tuvan: чөөн (çöön)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *ǰä-gü-n (“needle”). Cognate with Mongolian ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠦ (ǰegüü).

Noun

ᠴᡈᡉᠨ (zöün)

1. needle

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• ᠴᡉᡉᠨ (züün, modern PRC spelling)

Descendants

• Kalmyk: зүн (zün)