ऊन (oon)
noun
A single-sense noun meaning 'wool', the fiber/material -- referring to raw wool as well as wool yarn used for knitting.
Sense
1
:
wool (the fiber/yarn)
noun, feminine
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Every winter in Delhi-NCR you'll see women knitting स्वेटर (svetar, 'sweaters') with ऊन (oon) bought loose by weight from a shop, wound into balls at home -- it's a very hands-on, generational image, mothers and grandmothers knitting through the cold months. The related adjective ऊनी (oonii) is what you'll see on clothing labels and in shop signs advertising ऊनी कपड़े (oonii kapde, 'woolen clothes').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse ऊन (oon, 'wool') with ऊनी (oonii), the adjective 'woolen' -- ऊन का स्वेटर (oon kaa svetar, 'a sweater made of wool') uses the noun with का (kaa), while ऊनी स्वेटर (oonii svetar, 'a woolen sweater') uses the adjective directly, no का (kaa) needed. 2) ऊन (oon) itself does not change form to mean 'a ball of wool' or 'a strand of wool' -- learners often add unnecessary classifiers where Hindi speakers just say ऊन (oon) and rely on context.
Sample Sentences:
सर्दियों में माँ ऊन से स्वेटर बनाती है।
In winter, mother makes sweaters from wool.
(sardiyon men maan oon se svetar banaatii hai।)
दादी ने बाज़ार से आधा किलो ऊन खरीदी।
Grandmother bought half a kilo of wool from the market.
(daadii ne baazaar se aadhaa kilo oon khariidii।)
वह पिछले हफ्ते से ऊन का गोला बना रही है।
She has been making a ball of wool since last week.
(vah pichhle haphte se oon kaa golaa banaa rahii hai।)
यह स्वेटर शुद्ध ऊन से बना है।
This sweater is made of pure wool.
(yah svetar shuddh oon se banaa hai।)
अगर सर्दी ज़्यादा पड़ती तो हम और ऊन खरीदते।
If it had been colder, we would have bought more wool.
(agar sardii zyaadaa padtii to ham aur oon khariidte।)
थोड़ी ऊन और ला देना, गोला पूरा नहीं हो रहा।
Bring a bit more wool, the ball isn't turning out complete.
(thodii oon aur laa denaa, golaa pooraa nahiin ho rahaa।)
इस दुकान में हर तरह की ऊन मिलती है।
You can find every kind of wool in this shop.
(is dukaan men har tarah kii oon miltii hai।)
क्या तुमने वह ऊन देखी जो कल आई थी?
Did you see that wool which came in yesterday?
(kyaa tumne vah oon dekhii jo kal aaii thii?)
उम्मीद है इस बार ऊन के दाम कम रहें।
Let's hope the price of wool stays low this time.
(ummiid hai is baar oon ke daam kam rahen।)
इतनी बारीक ऊन से बुनना मुश्किल होगा।
It will be difficult to knit with such fine wool.
(itnii baariik oon se bunnaa mushkil hogaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
ऊन
(oon)
(sg.f.oblique):
ऊन
(oon)
(pl.f.direct):
ऊनें
(oonen)
(pl.f.oblique):
ऊनों
(oonon)