pun
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: pŭn, IPA(key): /pʌn/
- Rhymes: -ʌn
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English ponnen, ponen, punen, from Old English punian, pūnian (“to pound, beat, bray, bruise, crush, grind”), from Proto-Germanic *punōną (“to break to pieces, pulverize”). See pound. As a kind of word play, from the notion of "beating" the words into place.
Verb edit
pun (third-person singular simple present puns, present participle punning, simple past and past participle punned)
- (transitive) To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
- He would pun thee into shivers with his fist.
- (intransitive) To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
- We punned about the topic until all around us groaned.
Noun edit
pun (plural puns)
- A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.
- Synonyms: paronomasia, play on words
- Hypernym: joke
- Hyponym: antanaclasis
- The pun is the lowest form of wit.
- 1814 July, [Jane Austen], chapter VI, in Mansfield Park: […], volume I, London: […] T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 124:
- "Certainly, my home at my uncle's brought me acquainted with a circle of admirals. Of Rears, and Vices, I saw enough. Now do not be suspecting me of a pun, I entreat."
Derived terms edit
- no pun intended
- punacious
- [[pun intended
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put: put one's whole pussy into]] - punless
- punlike
- punnily
- punny
- pun-off
- punster
- puntastic
- put the boom down
- visual pun
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Etymology 2 edit
From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 분 (bun), from Chinese 分 (“fen”).
Noun edit
pun (plural puns or pun)
- (Korean units of measure) Alternative form of bun: a Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.
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pun
Dalmatian edit
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Noun edit
pun m
Iban edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *puhun (compare Malay pohon), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, from Proto-Austronesian *puqun.
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pun
- tree (large woody plant)
Indonesian edit
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pun
Further reading edit
- “pun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kapampangan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *puqun, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, from Proto-Austronesian *puqun. Compare Tagalog puno, Malay pohon, Indonesian pohon.
Pronunciation edit
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pun
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Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
- pon (informal, slang)
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /pon/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /pʊn/
- Rhymes: -on
- Rhymes: -un
Adverb edit
pun (Jawi spelling ڤون)
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Descendants edit
- Indonesian: pun
Further reading edit
- “pun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Romanian edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
pun
- inflection of pune:
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
pun m (plural puni)
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Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьlnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pílˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pȕn (definite pȕnī, Cyrillic spelling пу̏н)
- full, filled
- 1980s, Max Vincent AKA Miša Mihajlović (lyrics and music), “Beogradska Devojka”:
- Tako drska i obesna si ti / ti si puna ljubavi
- You are so arrogant and rude / you are full of love
- fleshy, plump
- full, complete
- occupied (of room)
Declension edit
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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nominative | pun | puna | puno | |
genitive | puna | pune | puna | |
dative | punu | punoj | punu | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
pun puna |
punu | puno |
vocative | pun | puna | puno | |
locative | punu | punoj | punu | |
instrumental | punim | punom | punim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | puni | pune | puna | |
genitive | punih | punih | punih | |
dative | punim(a) | punim(a) | punim(a) | |
accusative | pune | pune | puna | |
vocative | puni | pune | puna | |
locative | punim(a) | punim(a) | punim(a) | |
instrumental | punim(a) | punim(a) | punim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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nominative | puni | puna | puno | |
genitive | punog(a) | pune | punog(a) | |
dative | punom(u/e) | punoj | punom(u/e) | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
puni punog(a) |
punu | puno |
vocative | puni | puna | puno | |
locative | punom(e/u) | punoj | punom(e/u) | |
instrumental | punim | punom | punim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | puni | pune | puna | |
genitive | punih | punih | punih | |
dative | punim(a) | punim(a) | punim(a) | |
accusative | pune | pune | puna | |
vocative | puni | pune | puna | |
locative | punim(a) | punim(a) | punim(a) | |
instrumental | punim(a) | punim(a) | punim(a) |
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pun m (uncountable)
- (onomatopoeia) the sound of discharging a firearm
- Synonym: pum
- (onomatopoeia, vulgar) the sound of flatulence
Further reading edit
- “pun”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tausug edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.
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pūn