English

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Etymology

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From Japanese くん (kun).

Suffix

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-kun

  1. (anime and manga fandom) Appended to a young man's name or nickname to indicate familiarity.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Basque

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Suffix

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-kun

  1. Used to form adjectives indicating number of components.
    bat (one) + ‎-kun → ‎bakun (simple)

Japanese

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Romanization

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-kun

  1. Rōmaji transcription of くん

Turkish

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preceding vowel
A / I E / İ O / U Ö / Ü
default -gın -gin -gun -gün
assimilated -kın -kin -kun -kün

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-kun

  1. Assimilated form of -gin after the vowels O / U.
    diz- (to arrange in a row) + ‎-gin → ‎dizgin (rein)
    sal- (to let loose, to let go) + ‎-gın → ‎salgın (outbreak, epidemic)
    dur- (to stop) + ‎-gun → ‎durgun (still, calm)
    ol- (to be, to become) + ‎-gun → ‎olgun (ripe)