See also: ѓон

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish گون (gön). Compare Macedonian ѓон (ǵon) and Serbo-Croatian ђо̏н / đȍn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡʲɔn]
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  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

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гьон (gjonm

  1. (uncountable) thick leather used for making shoesoles

Declension

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References

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  • гьон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гьон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гьон”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 306