زانو

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬨‎ (žnum)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit जानु (jānu)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”) (compare Armenian ծունկ (cunk), Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu) (Greek γόνατο (gónato)), Latin genu (French genou), English knee).

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [zɒːˈnuː]

Noun

Dari Persian	زانو‎
Iranian Persian	زانو‎
Tajiki Persian	зону (zonu)

زانو • (zânu) (plural زانوها‎ (zânu-hâ))

(anatomy) knee

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