كۈن

See also: کون‎, گون‎, and گؤن‎

Uyghur

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Chagatai کون‎ (kün, “sun, day”), from Proto-Turkic *kün (“sun, day”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kyn/

Noun

كۈن • (kün) (plural كۈنلەر‎ (künler))

  1. the sun
    ‏كۈن پاتماق‎ ― kün patmaq ― the sun sets
    ‏كۈن چىقماق‎ ― kün chiqmaq ― the sun rises
  2. day (as opposed to night)
    ‏يېرىم كۈن‎‎ ― yërim kün ― half the day
  3. a day (24 hours)
    ‏ھەر كۈنى‎‎ ― her küni ― every day
    ‏كۈندىن-كۈنگە‎‎ ― kündin-kün'ge ― from day to day
  4. the day of one's death, one's death
    ‏ئۇنىڭ كۈنى يەتتى‎ ― uning küni yetti ― he's at death's door
  5. a period, season, days
    ‏ئۆتكەن كۈنلەر‎‎ ― ötken künler ― past days, the past
  6. one's life
    ‏كۈن ئالماق (كۆرمەك)‎‎ ― kün almaq (körmek) ― to make a good living, get by reasonably well
  7. disaster, trouble
    ‏كۈن تارتماق‎ ― kün tartmaq ― to have hard times
    ‏ئۇنىڭ بېشىغا كۈن چۈشتى‎ ― uning bëshigha kün chüshti ― he's come into hard times
  8. peaceful times, peace, ease of mind, prosperity
    ‏ياخشىغا كۈن يوق، يامانغا ئۆلۈم‎ ― yaxshigha kün yoq, yaman'gha ölüm ― (Prov.) the good see no peace, the wicked no death

Declension

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