acun

See also: Acun

Torricelli

Adjective

acun

1. first (in terms of size)

References

• Drinfeld, Andrey. 2023. Aro-English / English-Aro Dictionary. Ms. 112pp.

Turkish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Uyghur 𐽰𐽰𐽴𐽳𐽺 (ʾʾzwn /⁠aʒun⁠/), from Sogdian 𐫀𐫋𐫇𐫗 (ʾjwn). Adopted and revitalized by Turkish Language Association in 1930s under the impression of a Turkic origin, but later dropped and is now obsolete in usage Doublet of cihan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈd͡ʒun/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: a‧cun

Noun

acun (definite accusative acunu, plural acunlar)

1. (archaic) earth, land, country, cosmos, universe

   Synonyms: evren, kâinat

Declension

Declension of acun

	singular	plural
nominative	acun	acunlar
definite accusative	acunu	acunları
dative	acuna	acunlara
locative	acunda	acunlarda
ablative	acundan	acunlardan
genitive	acunun	acunların

Further reading

• “acun”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “acun”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “acun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük