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
- (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.
Derived terms
- זונפֿאַרגאַנג (zunfargang)
- זוניק (zunik)
- זונויפֿגאַנג (zunoyfgang)
- זונטיק (zuntik)
- זון־אונטערגאַנג (zun-untergang)
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]
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