sukun

See also: sukūn, sükun, and ◌ْ

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُكُون (sukūn).

Noun

sukun (plural sukuns)

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

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Bragat

Noun

súkun

  1. water

Further reading

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.kun/

Noun

sukun

  1. breadfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus altilis

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English school.

Noun

sukun

  1. school

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sukun.

Pronunciation

Noun

sukun (plural sukun-sukun)

  1. breadfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /sukon/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /sukʊn/
  • Rhymes: -ukon, -kon, -on

Noun

sukun (Jawi spelling سوکون, plural sukun-sukun)

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

Further reading

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.ˈkun/, [su.ˈkun]

Noun

sukun

  1. skirt