Adyghe edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Adyghe dialect) IPA(key): [ʒən]

Verb edit

жын (žən) (intransitive)

  1. to disgorge, to vomit, to puke, to throw up
    къэжqɛžvomit
    Кӏалэр къэжы.
    Kʼalɛr qɛžə.
    The boy is vomiting.
    укъэжырагъомэ псыунэм ихь
    wuqɛžərağʷomɛ psəwunɛm jiḥ
    If you want to throw up, go to the toilet.
    псыунэм ижpsəwunɛm jižvomit inside the toilet
    Къэжырэ мэшхэн фай.
    Qɛžərɛ mɛšxɛn faj.
    One who vomits must eat.
    xым хажxəm xažvomit into the sea
    чъыг чӏэгъым чӏажĉəɣ ĉʼɛğəm ĉʼažvomit under the tree

Dungan edit

Etymology edit

Cognate to Standard Mandarin (rén).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

жын (řɨn) (I)

  1. human, person

Kazakh edit

Alternative scripts
Arabic جىن
Cyrillic жын
Latin jyn
Yañalif çьn

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Noun edit

жын (jyn)

  1. demon; evil spirit
  2. jinn, genie

Declension edit