Sun
The Sun's astronomical/astrological symbol
Meanings
Proper Noun
- The star at the center of the Solar System, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.
- The 91st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
- An English tabloid newspaper.
Noun
- Abbreviation of Sunday
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Origin
- From Middle English sunne, from Old English sunna, sunne ("sun; the Sun"), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European, oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥. 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. More at sun.
- From Mandarin , Wade-Giles romanization: Sun¹.
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