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Mun vs Nun - What's the difference?

mun | nun |

As nouns the difference between mun and nun

is that mun is the mouth, jaw while nun is 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.

As a verb mun

is must.

As a proper noun Nun is

a given name derived from Hebrew.

mun

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ." mun" on collinsdictionary.com

Alternative forms

* (l)

Verb

(head)
  • Must.
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  • Ye mun ha' done wi' all that foolery — ye're gettin' a man now, an' ye mun give over that nonsense.

    References

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) ; compare mouth

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, dialect) The mouth, jaw.
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  • Etymology 3

    From (mundane) by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (gaming) The person who roleplays a character in a role-playing game, especially an online one.
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  • Synonyms
    * roleplayer, RPer

    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

    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).