Etymology

Akin to Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 ‎(gaona, “colour”), Persian گون ‎(gun, “colour, species”), Ossetian хъуын ‎(qwyn, “hair”), Kurdish gûn ‎(“colour”). Old Armenian գոյն ‎(goyn) is an Iranian borrowing. Compare Sanskrit गुण ‎(guṇa, “thread, cord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣuna/