See also: sukūn, sükun, and ◌ْ

English

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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

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Borrowed from Arabic سُكُون (sukūn).

Noun

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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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Anagrams

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Bragat

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Noun

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súkun

  1. water

Further reading

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Brunei Malay

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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sukun

  1. breadfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus altilis

Chuukese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English school.

Noun

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sukun

  1. school

Malay

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Noun

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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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Sakizaya

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /su.ˈkun/, [su.ˈkun]

Noun

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sukun

  1. skirt