یون
Shina
Noun
یون (yóōn)
- moon
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit यवन (yavana), itself from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona), from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (y-u-n /yauna/). Doublet of یونان (yūnān) and جون (javan).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /jə.ʋən/
- Rhymes: -ən
Proper noun
یَوَن • (yavan) m (Hindi spelling यवन) (rare)
- Greece (a country)
- (by extension) Greek, person from Greece
- Islam
Noun
یَوَن • (yavan) m (Hindi spelling यवन) (rare)
- Arab, Muslim
References
- “یون”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “یون”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
Ushojo
Etymology
From Shina یون (yóōn).
Noun
یون (yōn)
- moon