See also: sukūn, sükun, and ◌ْ

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A sukūn. Note that the dotted line represents the letter to which the sukun is applied.

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic سُكُون (sukūn).

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sukun (plural sukuns)

  1. A diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel.
    Near-synonyms: virama, halant

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súkun

  1. water

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sukun

  1. breadfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus altilis

Chuukese edit

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Borrowed from English school.

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sukun

  1. school

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sukun (Jawi spelling سوکون, plural sukun-sukun, informal 1st possessive sukunku, 2nd possessive sukunmu, 3rd possessive sukunnya)

  1. breadfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus altilis
    Synonym: kulur

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sukun

  1. skirt