үнэн

Buryat

Historical evolution
Classical Mongolian [Term?]
Latin [Term?]a
үнэнb
Cyrillic үнэн
a 1931–1936, based on the Tsongol–Sartul dialect.
b 1937–1939, based on the Khori dialect.

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ünen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.nen/, [u.nɤ̟ŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ү‧нэн

Noun

үнэн • (ünen)

  1. truth

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
ᠦᠨᠡᠨ
(ünen)
үнэн
(ünen)

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠦᠨᠡᠨ (ünen, truth), from Middle Mongol ᠦᠨ᠌ᠡᠨ (ünen), from Proto-Mongolic *ünen. Cognate with Khamnigan Mongol үнэн (ünen), Buryat үнэн (ünen), Kalmyk үнн (ünn), Daur unung, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.nen/
  • (Khalkha) IPA(key): [u.nɘ̝ŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ү‧нэн

Noun

үнэн • (ünen)

  1. truth

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Adjective

үнэн • (ünen)

  1. true
    Synonyms: жинхэнэ (žinxene), бодит (bodit)

Derived terms

  • үнэнч (ünenč, honest, loyal)

See also

  • үнэ (üne, price, value)