kun

From Japanese 訓読み, kun-yomi, literally "meaning reading" (i.e. pronunciation based on meaning).

kun (uncountable)

1. In the Japanese language, the pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character as a native Japanese word that means what the character represents, contrasted with on.

   Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".

• unk.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkun]
• Rhymes: -un

kun

1. genitive plural of kuna

Contraction of Old Danish ække uten (“nothing but,”) from Old Norse ekki (“not”) and útan (“without.”)

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɔn]

kun

1. only

• blot, ikkun (obsolete)

• IPA^(key): /kʏn/

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kun

1. second-person singular present indicative of kunnen

   Kun jij iets doen voor mij?

   Can you do something for me?

As is usual in Dutch, the -t is dropped when the pronoun jij / je immediately follows the verb. However, unlike for all other verbs, the form that results is not identical to the first-person singular, which is kan. The form kan is also frequently used, by analogy with regular verbs, but it may be considered nonstandard by some.

• kan

From Latin cum; Italian, Spanish con

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• IPA^(key): /kun/
• Hyphenation: kun

kun

1. in the company of, with
2. in addition to
3. characteristic considered separately from the whole
   • L. L. Zamenhof:

     Vorto dirita en ĝusta tempo estas kiel oraj pomoj kun arĝentaj ŝeloj.

     A word said at the right time is like golden apples with silver skins.

• kun- (“together”)
• kunigi
• kuniĝi
• kunligi

Originally the lative singular of kuka (“who”).

kun

1. when, as (temporal: at the same time or instant that)

   Sain viestisi, kun olin jo matkalla lentokentälle.

   I got your message when I was already on my way to the airport.

   Hän ilmestyi antamaan ohjeita, kun olin jo saanut työn valmiiksi.

   He showed up to give instructions when I had already finished the job.

2. often with the clitic -han to express that the event of the main clause takes place immediately after that of the subclause: as soon as

   Tulen tapaamaan sinua, kun(han) saan tämän valmiiksi.

   I will come to see you as soon as I finish this job.

3. (uncommon) as (considering that, because)

   En voi tulla huomenna, minulla kun on aamuvuoro.

   I cannot come tomorrow as I have the morning shift.

4. (obsolete, dialectal) that, who, which, where (used as relative pronoun)

   Täällä on eräs mies, kun haluaisi tavata johtajaa.

   Täällä on eräs mies, joka haluaisi tavata johtajaa. (standard)

   Here is a man who would want to see the director.

5. short for kunpa

• ei kun
• kunpa
• silloin kun
• sitten kun
• voi kun

• kuin
• kunnes

• IPA^(key): [ˈkun]
• Hyphenation: kun

kun (plural kunok)

1. Cuman (member of a nomadic Turkic people of central Asia)

kun

1. with

   Ilu iris kun elu a la parko.

   He went with her to the park.

kun

1. Rōmaji transcription of くん

Borrowed from Hokkien 裙 (kûn, “skirt”).

kun

1. pants; trousers
2. skirt; sarong

kun

1. Nonstandard spelling of kūn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kǔn.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kùn.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

kun

1. only

kun

1. with (in the company of)

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kuna.

kun (third person singular possession kunaaꞌn)

1. husband

• kuntaꞌ

• R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎ (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 115

• IPA^(key): /kun/

kun f

1. genitive plural of kuna

From Proto-Turkic *gün.

kun (plural kunlar)

1. day
2. sun

• IPA^(key): [kun]

kun (plural kuns)

1. cow

• jibub

• hibub
• tor

• kunül (“cow calf, female calf”)

• bub
• veter

kun

1. excrement, faeces, shit

• kaka