Kun

[ koon ]

/ kʊn /

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noun

Bé·la

[bey-lo], /ˈbeɪ lɒ/, 1885–1937, Hungarian Communist leader.

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Words nearby Kun

Kummer, kummerbund, Kummerspeck, Kumon, kumquat, Kun, kuna, kundalini, Kundera, Kundt tube, kunekune

How to use Kun in a sentence

The Yankees crowd already yells his nickname in chorus when he walks to the mound, “Ma-kun” or just plain “Ma.”
Masahiro Tanaka Is the Yankees' $155M Lethal Weapon and Strikeout Machine|Allen Barra|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mubagrung ang awtu kun mupik-ap na, The car zooms the moment it picks up speed.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Magnigusyu ku kun makaprinsipal, I will go into business if I can secure capital.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Mupus-aw ang túbig kun papundúhun, Water will become clear if you let the mud settle.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

Murungkilyu (marungkilyu) siya kun mahubug, He gets mad easily when he is drunk.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
"Dat stoahkeepeh ain' no owl, Kun'l," asserted Uncle Eben earnestly.
Mary Louise in the Country|L. Frank Baum (AKA Edith Van Dyne)

British Dictionary definitions for Kun

Kun

/ (kuːn) /

noun

Béla (ˈbeːlɔ). 1886–?1937, Hungarian Communist leader, president of the short-lived Communist republic in Hungary (1919). He was forced into exile and died in a Stalinist purge

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