"-kun" meaning in All languages combined

See -kun on Wiktionary

Suffix [Basque]

Head templates: {{head|eu|suffix}} -kun
  1. Used to form adjectives indicating number of components. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--kun-eu-suffix-GT5N77iP Categories (other): Basque entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Suffix [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese くん (kun). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|くん}} くん (kun) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=proper noun-forming suffixes|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -kun, {{en-suffix|cat2=proper noun-forming suffixes}} -kun
  1. (anime and manga fandom) Appended to a young man's name or nickname to indicate familiarity. Tags: morpheme Coordinate_terms: -chan, -san Translations (nominal affix indicating familiarity): (-jūn) (Chinese Mandarin), (-jùn) (Chinese Mandarin), くん (-kun) (Japanese), (kun) (alt: くん) [literary] (Japanese), (gun) (Korean), -кун (-kun) (Russian), คุง (kung) (Thai), -кун (-kun) (Ukrainian)

Romanization [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|romanization|head=|sc=Latn}} -kun
  1. Rōmaji transcription of くん Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: くん

Suffix [Turkish]

IPA: /kun/
Head templates: {{head|tr|suffix form}} -kun
  1. Assimilated form of -gin after the vowels O / U. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--kun-tr-suffix-xcnnmz~q Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header
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Download raw JSONL data for -kun meaning in All languages combined (4.7kB)

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