گن

Burushaski

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡan]

Noun

گن (gan)

  1. way
  2. path
  3. road
  4. track
  5. furrow
  6. way of life

References

  • Bechtholdt, Astrid (2025) “gan”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

Torwali

Etymology

From Sanskrit गण (gaṇa).

Noun

گن (gan)

  1. herd

Urdu

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुण (guṇá).

Noun

گُن • (gunm (Hindi spelling गुण)

  1. quality, condition
    اُسکے کوئی اچھے گن ہیں ہی نہیں۔He has no good qualities at all.
  2. characteristic, property
  3. merit, virtue