یون

Shina

Noun

یون (yóōn)

  1. moon

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit यवन (yavana), itself from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona), from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (y-u-n /⁠yauna⁠/). Doublet of یونان (yūnān) and جون (javan).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

یَوَن • (yavan) m (Hindi spelling यवन) (rare)

  1. Greece (a country)
  2. (by extension) Greek, person from Greece
  3. Islam

Noun

یَوَن • (yavan) m (Hindi spelling यवन) (rare)

  1. Arab, Muslim

References
  • “یون”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “یون”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Shina یون (yóōn).

Noun

یون (yōn)

  1. moon
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