sukun
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic سُكُون (sukūn).
Noun edit
sukun (plural sukuns)
Translations edit
Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
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Anagrams edit
Bragat edit
Noun edit
súkun
Further reading edit
- D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea, Oceanic Linguistics, volume 7, numéro 1 (Summer, 1968), pages 36-66, page 41
Brunei Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sukun
- breadfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus altilis
Chuukese edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
sukun
Malay edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /sukon/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /sukʊn/
- Rhymes: -ukon, -kon, -on
Noun edit
sukun (Jawi spelling سوکون, plural sukun-sukun, informal 1st possessive sukunku, 2nd possessive sukunmu, 3rd possessive sukunnya)
- breadfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus altilis
- Synonym: kulur
Further reading edit
- “sukun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Sakizaya edit
Noun edit
sukun