dhun

See also: dhûn

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪un/

Noun

dhun

1. penis
2. tail

Derived terms

• dhunbarra (“welcome swallow”)
• dhunbarran (“pathway connecting initiation grounds”)

See also

• thun

References

• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
• (2015) Ma Gamilaraay

Phalura

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHmás

Sanskrit धूम (dhūma)

Sanskrit अन्ध (andha)

Phalura dhun

Ultimately derived from Sanskrit *धूमान्ध (*dhūmāndha, “dim-sighted”), from धूम (dhūma, “smoke”) +‎ अन्ध (andha, “blind”). Cognate with Hindi धुंध (dhundh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dhun/

Noun

dhun f (Perso-Arabic spelling دُھن)

1. fog

Declension

Declension of dhún (i-decl)

	singular	plural
nominative	dhún	dhuní
oblique	dhuní	dhuníim

References

• Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “dhun”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*dhūmāndha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 392

Wiradjuri

Noun

dhun

1. alternative spelling of dhuun