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nun | cun |

As an adverb nun

is .

As a noun cun is

lad, boy, son.

nun

English

Etymology 1

From ) a term of address for elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana, like papa etc.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, in some cases living together in a cloister.
  • By extension, member of a similar female community in other confessions.
    • Synonyms
    * sister, moniale, sistren
    Antonyms
    * (member of a religious community of men) * brother * friar * monk * friar and frater or father
    Derived terms
    * nunhood * nunlike, nun-like * nunnery
    Related terms
    * nonnus

    Etymology 2

    Ultimately from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * noon *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

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    cun

    English

    Etymology 1

    See con.

    Verb

    (cunn)
  • (obsolete) To know.
    • Related terms
    * cunning

    Etymology 2

    See cond.

    Verb

    (cunn)
  • To con (a ship).
    • (Webster 1913) ----