chon

[ chuhn ]

/ tʃʌn /

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noun, plural chon.

Also jun

[chuhn] /tʃʌn/ . a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.

Also jeon

[chuhn] /tʃʌn/ . a monetary unit of South Korea, the hundredth part of a won.

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Origin of chon

From Korean chŏn, from Chinese; akin to Chinese qián; cf. sen¹

Words nearby chon

chomophyte, chomp, Chomsky, Chomskyan, Chomsky, Noam, chon, chondr-, chondral, chondria, chondrichthian, chondrichthyan

How to use chon in a sentence

Chon asked for and received a leave of absence, which was made public last week.
Journal Reporter Resigns Over Affair|Howard Kurtz|June 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Chon departed in the coach, with Jean's promise that he would be her first visitor in the new lodgings.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas
Sea, nih-chonn-djé (dje French); the Ayowas say, nih-chon-je (je German).
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
Chun and Chon were titles, said peculiarly to belong to Hercules: Τον Ἡρακλην φησι κατα τον Αιγυπτιων διαλεκτον Κωνα λεγεσθαι.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant

The cry of “enemy” will scarcely set an Igorot community astir sooner than will the cry of “cho′-chon.”
The Bontoc Igorot|Albert Ernest Jenks
The battle was named "Waho-chon-chaka" and was the last fighting we had with the Indians for that summer.
Old Rail Fence Corners|Various

British Dictionary definitions for chon

chon

/ (tʃəʊn) /

noun plural chon

a North and South Korean monetary unit worth one hundredth of a won

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