گونه

See also: کونه

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡuː.ˈna/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡuː.nä]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡuː.nä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡu.nä]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥uː.ne]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡu.nä]

Readings
Classical reading^?	gūna
Dari reading^?	gūna
Iranian reading^?	gune
Tajik reading^?	guna

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwnk') (Manichaean script: 𐫃𐫇𐫗𐫃 (gwng /⁠gōnag⁠/, “sort, kind, form”)).^[1] Compare Iranian borrowing Old Armenian գունակ (gunak).

Noun

گونه • (gūna / gune) (plural گونه‌ها (gūna-hā / gune-hâ), Tajik spelling гуна)

kind, type, sort
genre
Synonym: (Iran) ژانر (žânr)
(biology) species

Etymology 2

Noun

گونه • (gūna / gune) (plural گونه‌ها (gūna-hā / gune-hâ), Tajik spelling гуна)

(anatomy) cheek
Synonym: لپ (lup / lop)

References

^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gōnag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 37

[1] MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gōnag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 37

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