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cun

/kʌn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
cun
IPA
/kʌn/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To know.

Obsolete

verb

Alternative form of conn (“direct or steer a ship”).

noun

A traditional Chinese unit of length, originally the width of a person's thumb at the knuckle.

Etymology

From Middle English cunnen, connen, from Old English cunnan (“to know, know how (to)”), from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know”). Doublet of con.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cuns (present, singular) cunning (participle, present) cunned (participle, past) cunned (past) cuns (plural) tsun (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cunning

Rhymes With

one old one done doesn't run everyone over and done fun son won hit and run hard-won

Questions

How do you pronounce cun?
The recorded pronunciation is /kʌn/.
What does cun mean?
To know.
Where does cun come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cun

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