kun
English edit
Etymology edit
From Japanese 訓読み (kun'yomi), literally "meaning reading" (i.e. pronunciation based on meaning).
Noun edit
kun (uncountable)
- 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".
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kun (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔)
- if, unless
- Synonym: komo
- Kun may dudumanon ka, maiba lugod ako saimo.
- If you're going somewhere, I'll come with you then.
Preposition edit
kun (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔)
- when; at (or as soon as) that time that; if
- Synonym: pag
- Kun mabanggi na, nagluluwas man an mga bituon.
- When the night comes, the stars come out also.
Czech edit
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kun
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Older ikkun, a contraction of Old Danish ække uten (“nothing but”), from Old Norse ekki (“not”) and útan (“without, except”).
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kun
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kun
- second-person singular present indicative of kunnen
- Kun jij iets doen voor mij?
- Can you do something for me?
Usage notes edit
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.
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Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin cum. Compare Italian con, Spanish con, Portuguese com.
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Preposition edit
kun
- in the company of, with
- in addition to
- characteristic considered separately from the whole
- 1961, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro esperanta:
- 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.
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
The singular instructive case of kuka. Originally a lesser used variant of kuin; modern differences between the two were introduced when the language was standardized.
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kun
- when, as, while (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.
- as soon as, once; expresses that the event of the main clause takes place immediately after that of the subclause, often used with the clitic -han
- Tulen tapaamaan sinua, kun(han) saan tämän valmiiksi.
- I will come to see you as soon as I finish this job.
- as, because, since (considering that)
- Hän menetti työpaikkansa, kun tuli aina myöhässä.
- She lost her job because she was always late.
- En voi tulla huomenna, minulla kun on aamuvuoro.
- I cannot come tomorrow as I have the morning shift.
- Short for kunpa.
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kun
- (relative, colloquial) that, who, which, where
Further reading edit
- “kun”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Hokkien edit
For pronunciation and definitions of kun – see 君 (“sovereign; monarch; ruler; chief; prince; lord; lord; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 君). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kun – see 軍 (“armed forces; army; troops; corps; army; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 軍). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kun – see 均 (“equal; uniform; fair; all; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 均). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kun – see 巾 (“a square item of cloth; towel; kerchief; piece of clothing worn on the head in China”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 巾). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kun – see 斤 (“catty, a unit of weight; axe; hatchet; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 斤). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kun – see 根 (“root; base; basis; foundation; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 根). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kun – see 筋 (“tendon; sinew; muscle; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 筋). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kun – see 跟 (“heel; to follow; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 跟). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kun – see 鈞 (“ancient unit of measure equivalent to 30 catties or 15 kilograms; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 鈞). |
Hungarian edit
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kun (plural kunok)
- Cuman (member of a nomadic Turkic people of central Asia)
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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kun | kunok |
accusative | kunt | kunokat |
dative | kunnak | kunoknak |
instrumental | kunnal | kunokkal |
causal-final | kunért | kunokért |
translative | kunná | kunokká |
terminative | kunig | kunokig |
essive-formal | kunként | kunokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | kunban | kunokban |
superessive | kunon | kunokon |
adessive | kunnál | kunoknál |
illative | kunba | kunokba |
sublative | kunra | kunokra |
allative | kunhoz | kunokhoz |
elative | kunból | kunokból |
delative | kunról | kunokról |
ablative | kuntól | kunoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
kuné | kunoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
kunéi | kunokéi |
Possessive forms of kun | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | kunom | kunjaim |
2nd person sing. | kunod | kunjaid |
3rd person sing. | kunja | kunjai |
1st person plural | kununk | kunjaink |
2nd person plural | kunotok | kunjaitok |
3rd person plural | kunjuk | kunjaik |
Further reading edit
- kun in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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kun
- with
- Ilu iris kun elu a la parko.
- He went with her to the park.
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kun
Kavalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hokkien 裙 (kûn, “skirt”).
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kun
Maltese edit
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kun
Mandarin edit
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kun
- Nonstandard spelling of kūn.
- Nonstandard spelling of kǔn.
- Nonstandard spelling of kùn.
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- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
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kun
- Alternative form of kyn
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kun
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kun
- to be enough; to be sufficient
Polish edit
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kun f
Somali edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cushitic *kum-.
Numeral edit
kun
References edit
- “kun” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.
Southeastern Tepehuan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kuna.
Noun edit
kun (third person singular possession kunaaꞌn)
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References edit
- 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)[2] (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 115
Sumerian edit
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kun
- Romanization of 𒆲 (kun)
Tagalog edit
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- cun — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
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kun (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔)
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kun (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔)
Uzbek edit
Other scripts | |
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Cyrillic | кун (kun) |
Latin | kun |
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Etymology edit
From Chagatai کون (kün, “sun, day”), from Proto-Turkic *kün (“sun, day”).
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kun (plural kunlar)
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kun (nominative plural kuns)
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- kunül (“cow calf, female calf”)
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Wik-Mungkan edit
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kun
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Yámana edit
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kun
Yola edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Irish cun (“stoutness, thickness”).
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kun
References edit
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 51