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cun¹

  • /kʌn/
  • /kʊn/ Ireland, Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌn

Where it comes from

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

verb cuns · cunning · cunned

  1. obsolete To know.

cun²

  • /kʌn/

Where it comes from

See conn, cond.

verb cuns · cunning · cunned

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

cun³

  • /tsuːn/

Where it comes from

From Chinese 寸 (cùn). Doublet of sun.

noun cuns · cun · tsun

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

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"cun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cun.

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@misc{cun_2026,
  title = {cun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}