"'un" meaning in English

See 'un in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ʌn/ Forms: 'uns [plural], 'n [alternative], un [alternative], in(s), 'in(s) [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʌn Etymology: The apostrophe is not justified historically: this word preserves an original pronunciation of one without an initial /w/; see one for more. Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||plural|'uns|||||||||||||||head=}} 'un (plural 'uns), {{en-pron|plural|'uns}} 'un (plural 'uns)
  1. (colloquial) One (a thing). Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-'un-en-pron--nIZ8P6w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 0 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 45 48 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 52 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 0
  2. (colloquial, facetious or dialect) One (a person). Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-'un-en-pron-8Fn5Woh8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 0 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 45 48 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 52 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 0
  3. (Cornwall) Him or her. Tags: Cornwall
    Sense id: en-'un-en-pron-1efetJkD Categories (other): Cornish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: goodun, green 'un, li'l 'un, lil' 'un, lil'un, pink 'un, thick-un, thissun, wrong 'un, young'un, you-uns

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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