гүн

гүн

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ɡuŋ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *gün, compare Dongxiang gun.

Adjective

гүн • (gün) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠨ (gün))

1. deep

   Synonym: гүнзгий (günzgij)

   Antonym: гүехэн (güehen)

2. (figuratively) profound
3. (of colors)
   1. dark, deep
   2. vivid

      Synonym: тод (tod)

Derived terms

• гүнзгий (günzgij, “deep”)
• гүнээ (günee, “deeply, profoundly”)

See also

• зузаан (zuzaan, “thick”)

Noun

гүн • (gün)

1. depth

Etymology 2

From Chinese 公 (gōng).

Noun

гүн • (gün) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠩ (güng)); (hidden-g declension )

1. duke

Related terms

• гүнж (günž, “princess”)