Mongolian

Noun

зан • ‎(zan) ‎(Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ); (hidden-g declension )

1. character, temperament
2. mood
3. behaviour
4. custom, habit

Derived terms

• ааш зан ‎(aaš zan)
• зан муутай ‎(zan muutaj)
• зан сайтай ‎(zan sajtaj)
• зан үйл ‎(zan üjl)
• их зан ‎(ih zan)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Chinese 掌 ‎(zhǎng, “sole”).

Noun

зан • ‎(zan) ‎(Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ); (hidden-g declension )

1. sole (bottom of a shoe)

Etymology 3

From Chinese 杖 ‎(zhàng, “cane”).

Noun

зан • ‎(zan) ‎(Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ); (hidden-g declension )

1. (obsolete) cane, rod, pole

Derived terms

• зандах ‎(zandah, “to chide”)
  • зандрах ‎(zandrah, “to chide”)

Etymology 4

Noun

зан • ‎(zan)

1. Nonstandard form of занги ‎(zangi).

Etymology 5

Noun

зан • ‎(zan)

1. Nonstandard form of жан ‎(žan).

Tajik

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] ‎(zan), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Noun

зан • ‎(zan) ‎(plural занoн or занҳo)

1. woman
2. wife
3. female

See also

• мард ‎(mard)