Sun

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English sunne, from Old English sunna, sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wén-, oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun; the Sun”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sunne, West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, Old Dutch sunna, German Low German Sünn, Old Saxon sunna, German Sonne, Old High German sunna, Faroese sunna, Icelandic sunna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō). More at sun. ==== Alternative forms ==== sonne, sunne (obsolete) sun ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK, US) IPA(key): /sʌn/ Rhymes: -ʌn Homophones: son, sun ==== Proper noun ==== the Sun The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉. The 91st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. (newspapers) An English tabloid newspaper. ===== Synonyms ===== Sol (literary) ☉ ☼ ===== Related terms ===== sun currant bun ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== Sun. ==== Noun ==== Sun (plural Suns) Abbreviation of Sunday. ===== Coordinate terms ===== Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Mandarin 孫／孙 (Sūn), Wade-Giles romanization: Sun¹. ==== Proper noun ==== Sun (plural Suns) A surname. ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === 'uns, NUS, UNS, USN, uns == Bavarian == === Alternative forms === Sunn === Etymology === From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā. Cognates include German Sonne and Luxembourgish Sonn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsun/ Hyphenation: Sun === Noun === Sun f sun === References === Maria Hornung; Sigmar Grüner (2002), “Sun”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT Petr Šubrt (2010), Wiener dialekt (master thesis), Masaryk University, page 24 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Hakka 孫／孙 (sūn). === Proper noun === Sun a surname from Hakka == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === Soon Son === Etymology === From Hokkien 孫 / 孙 (Sun) and Mandarin 孫 / 孙 (Sūn). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsun/ [ˈsʊn̪] Rhymes: -un IPA(key): /sʌn/ [sʌn̪] (English influence) Syllabification: Sun === Proper noun === Sun (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈ᜔) a Chinese surname from Mandarin a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish صنع (sun'), from Arabic صُنْع (ṣunʕ). === Proper noun === Sun a male given name a female given name