ऊन
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ऊन¹
- /uːn/ Hindi, Standard
- [ũːn] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (uṇṇā), from Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ū́rṇā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwŕ̥HnaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (“wool”). Doublet of ऊर्णा (ūrṇā), a tatsama.
noun ūn · اون · ऊन · ऊनों
- wool
ऊन²
- /uːn/ Hindi, Standard
- [ũːn] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀊𑀡 (ūṇa), from Sanskrit ऊन (ūná, “less, deficient”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HuHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁uh₂nós. Related to ऊना (ūnā).
adjective ūn
-
deficient, defective, less, minus
Similar: कम
- displeased, disaffected
In English
- wool cloth or yarn
Talk about this word "ऊन." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. ऊन. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%A8 "ऊन." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%A8.Cite this
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