گونه

See also: کونه‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwnk'), 𐫃𐫇𐫗𐫃‎ (gwng /gōnag/, “sort, kind, form”). Compare Iranian borrowing Old Armenian գունակ (gunak).

Pronunciation

Noun

گونه • (gune) (plural گونه‌ها‎ (gune-hâ))

  1. kind, type, sort
  2. genre
  3. (anatomy) cheek
  4. (linguistics) dialect
  5. (biology) species

Synonyms
  • (genre): ژانر‎ (žânr)
  • (cheek): لپ‎ (lop)
  • (dialect): گویش‎ (guyeš)

See also

References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gōnag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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