sukun

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sukun

/suˈkun/

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Borrowed from Arabic سُكُون (sukūn).

noun sukuns · sukkun · sukūn

A diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel. Near-synonyms: virama, halant
Similar: virama, halant

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noun Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel

한국어	수쿤 sukun
日本語	スクーン sukūn
中文	靜符 /静符 jìngfú
हिन्दी	जज़्म jazm
Français	soukoun
Deutsch	Sukun
Русский	суку́н sukún
العربية	سُكُون sukūn

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"sukun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sukun. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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sukun. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sukun

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"sukun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sukun.

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@misc{sukun_2026,
  title = {sukun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sukun},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}