זון

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Old High German sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén, from *sóh₂wl̥.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): [zʊn]
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): [zɪn]
  • (Ukraynish) IPA(key): [zɨn]

Proper noun

זון (zun) f

  1. (astronomy) the Sun (the star at the center of the Solar System)
    די זון איז אַ שטערן וואָס וואַרפֿט אימער אַרויס ענערגיע וואָס באַשאַפֿט שטראַלן.
    di zun iz a shtern vos varft imer aroys energye vos bashaft shtraln.
    The sun is a star that constantly gives off energy that creates rays.

Noun

זון (zun) f, plural זונען (zunen)

  1. (astronomy) sun (a star)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old High German sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): [zʊn]
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): [ziːn]
  • (Ukraynish) IPA(key): [zin]

Noun

זון (zun) m, plural זין (zin), diminutive זונדל (zundl) or זינדל (zindl)

  1. son
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