"jun" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dʒʌn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jun.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jun [plural], jeon [alternative], chon [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 전(錢) (jeon). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ko:전(錢)|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Korean", "term" : "전(錢)", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ko" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "jun", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="jun"> Borrowed from Korean 전(錢) (jeon). Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} jun (plural jun)
  1. A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won. Related terms: meat jun Translations (subunit of currency in both Koreas): 錢 /钱 (qián) (Chinese Mandarin), čchon (Czech), チョン (chon) (Japanese), (jeon) (Korean), чон (čon) [masculine] (Russian)

Alternative forms

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