tjön

From Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce.”) Cognate with Faroese kyn, Danish køn, Norwegian kjønn, English kin, Dutch kunne.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʏn/, [t͡ɕʰœ́͜ʷːɳ], [t͡ɕʰɪ́͜ʷn], [t͡ɕʰí͜ʷːn] (example of pronunciation)

  Rhymes: -ǿːn, -ʏ́n

tjön n (definite singular tjöne)

1. sex, gender

tjön m (definite singular tjön)

1. nature, character, quality
2. soil (mineral or organic material serving as a natural medium for the growth of land plants)

   He jär bätter tjyn höer åopp.

   There is better soil higher up.