گن

Burushaski

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡan]

Noun

گن (gan)

  1. way
  2. path
  3. road
  4. track
  5. furrow
  6. way of life

References

  • Bechtholdt, Astrid (2026), “gan”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “string; time, occurrence; quality”).

Pronunciation

Noun

گُݨ • (guṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਗੁਣ)

  1. virtue, quality, attribute, merit, excellence
  2. skill, effect, advantage
  3. cause, reason

Declension

Declension of گن
singular plural
direct گُݨ (guṇ) گُݨ (guṇ)
oblique گُݨ (guṇ) گُݨاں (guṇāṉ)
vocative گُݨا (guṇā) گُݨو (guṇo)
ablative گُݨوں (guṇoṉ) —
locative گُݨے (guṇe) گُݨِیں (guṇīṉ)
instrumental گُݨوں (guṇoṉ) –

Derived terms

Torwali

Etymology

From Sanskrit गण (gaṇa).

Noun

گن (gan)

  1. herd

Urdu

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुण (guṇá).

Noun

گُن • (gun) m (Hindi spelling गुण)

  1. quality, condition
    اُس کے کوئی اَچّھے گُن ہَیں ہی نَہِیں۔
    us ke koī acche gun ha͠i hī nahī̃.
    He has no good qualities at all.
  2. characteristic, property
  3. merit, virtue
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