different between zun vs zin

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z?n]

Noun

zun (plural zuns)

1. (nonstandard, Britain) Pronunciation spelling of sun.

   • So long’s the sky is clear;

   • Glaw’d bright as tha zun in a mornin o’ mâ;

Etymology 2

Romanized from Mandarin ? (z?n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z?n/, /dz?n/

Noun

zun (plural zuns or zun)

1. A type of Chinese ritual bronze or ceramic wine vessel with a round or square vase-like form, sometimes in the shape of an animal.

Translations

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• sun, sunn

Etymology

From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (“son”). Cognate with German Sohn, Dutch zoon, English son, Icelandic sonur.

Noun

zun m (plural zünne)

1. (Sette Comuni) son

Declension

References

• “zun” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Friulian

Alternative forms

• ?un (alternative orthography)

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin jej?nus, from iei?nus.

Adjective

zun

1. fasting
2. (figuratively) lacking

Related terms

• dizun
• zunâ

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsu?n/, /ts?n/

Contraction

zun (+ optional adjective(s) ending with -en + plural noun)

1. (obsolete or dialectal) to or for the (contraction of zu + den)

Japanese

Romanization

zun

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ????? (jwan:)

Noun

zun

1. spoon

References

• Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31) , “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research?^[1], volume 35, DOI:10.14989/219015, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128

Mandarin

Romanization

zun

1. Nonstandard spelling of z?n.
2. Nonstandard spelling of z?n.
3. Nonstandard spelling of zùn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *t?n, from Proto-Germanic *t?n?.

Noun

z?n ?

1. fence

Descendants

• Middle High German: z?n
  • German: Zaun

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Noun

zun m

1. son

Noun

zun f

1. sun

English

Alternative forms

• Zin

Etymology

Clipping of zinfandel.

Noun

zin (countable and uncountable, plural zins)

1. (informal) Zinfandel wine.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z?n/
• Hyphenation: zin
• Rhymes: -?n

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sin, from Old Dutch sin, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn.

Noun

zin m (plural zinnen, diminutive zinnetje n)

1. meaning, significance

   Synonym: betekenis

2. point, sense

3. (grammar) sentence

   Synonym: frase

4. sense (means of perceiving reality)

   Synonym: zintuig

5. sense, comprehension

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

6. desire, appetite; intention

   Synonyms: lust, trek, goesting

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sin

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

zin

1. first-person singular present indicative of zinnen
2. imperative of zinnen

Anagrams

• inz.

Latvian

Verb

zin

1. incorrect form of verb form zina

Matal

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [?ín]

Verb

zin

1. (intransitive) to smell

References

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French juin

Noun

zin

1. June

Middle Dutch

Noun

zin

1. Alternative spelling of sin

Yola

Etymology

From Old English sunne, from Proto-Germanic *sunn? (compare West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh?wl? (“sun”).

Noun

zin

1. sun