karkun

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani کارکن (kārkun) / कारकुन, from Classical Persian کار کن (kār-kun, “worker”).

Noun

karkun (plural karkuns)

1. (British India) A record keeper involved in the administration of the pargana.

Alternative forms

• carcoon

Anagrams

• kunkar

Finnish

Noun

karkun

1. genitive singular of karkku

Anagrams

• nurkka

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay karkun, kerkum, from Classical Persian کار کن (kār-kun, “worker”), possibly through Hindustani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarkʊn/
• Hyphenation: kar‧kun
• Rhymes: -kʊn, -ʊn, -n

Noun

karkun (plural karkun-karkun, first-person possessive karkunku, second-person possessive karkunmu, third-person possessive karkunnya)

1. (archaic) clerk.

   Synonym: juru tulis

2. (archaic) secretary.

   Synonyms: sekretaris, setia usaha

Further reading

• “karkun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.