چانه
Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬥𐬎 (zānu)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰánuš (compare Sanskrit हनु (hánu)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw, cheek”). Compare Armenian ծնոտ (cnot), Latin gena, Tocharian A śanwem, Welsh gen, Dutch kin, English chin, German Kinn. Turkish çene likely does not have an Iranian etymology.
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [tʃʰɒːˈne]
Related terms
- زنخ (zanakh)
Descendants
- → Armenian: չանա (čʿana)
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