See also: بن, ثن, and پ.ن

Arabic

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Etymology

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From Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos).

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Noun

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تُنّ (tunnm

  1. tuna

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Burushaski

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Noun

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تن (tin)

  1. (anatomy) bone

References

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  • Sadaf Munshi (2015) “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project[1].
  • Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024) “tin”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

Persian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle Persian tn' (tan), from Old Persian 𐎫𐎵𐎢𐏁 (tanūš), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tanúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *tenuh₂- (body).

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Readings
Classical reading? tan
Dari reading? tan
Iranian reading? tan
Tajik reading? tan

Noun

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Dari تن
Iranian Persian
Tajik тан

تن (tan)

  1. body
  2. person
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Bashkir: тән (tən)
  • Kazakh: тән (tän)
  • Ottoman Turkish: تن (ten)
  • Uyghur: تەن (ten)
  • Uzbek: tan

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French tonne (in Iran) or from English ton (in Dari).

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Readings
Dari reading? tan
Iranian reading? ton

Noun

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Dari تن
Iranian Persian
Tajik тонна

تن (ton or tan)

  1. a tonne / metric ton

Punjabi

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Western Panjabi numbers (edit)
30[a], [b]
 ←  2 ۳
3
4  → 
    Cardinal: تِنّ (tinn), تْرَے (trai)
    Ordinal: تِیجا (tījā), تْرِیّا
    Adverbial: تِہرا (tihrā)
    Multiplier: تِگُݨا (tiguṇā), تِنّ گُݨا (tinn guṇā), تْرَے گُݨا (trai guṇā)
    Collective: تِنّاں (tinnāṉ), تْرَیئے (trai'e)
    Fractional: تِہائی (tihā'ī), تْرِہائی (trihā'ī)

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit त्रीणि (trīṇi).

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Numeral

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تِنّ (tinnă) (Gurmukhi spelling ਤਿੰਨ)

  1. three

Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀡𑀽 (taṇū), from Sanskrit तनू (tanū́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tanúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *tenúh₂s, from *tenuh₂- (body).

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تَن (tanm (Hindi spelling तन)

  1. body
  2. straw
  3. trunk

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References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “تن”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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