sukun
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سُكُون (sukūn).
Noun
sukun (plural sukuns)
Translations
Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
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See also
Anagrams
Bragat
Noun
súkun
Further reading
- 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su.kun/
Noun
sukun
- breadfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus altilis
Chuukese
Etymology
Noun
sukun
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsukun/ [ˈsu.kʊn]
- Rhymes: -ukun
- Syllabification: su‧kun
Noun
sukun (plural sukun-sukun)
- breadfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus
Further reading
- “sukun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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)
- breadfruit, fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus altilis
- Synonym: kulur
Further reading
- “sukun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Sakizaya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su.ˈkun/, [su.ˈkun]
Noun
sukun