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-kun

-kun suffix: appended to a young man's name or nickname to indicate familiarity.

Suffix

-kun (proper noun-forming suffix)

  1. Appended to a young man's name or nickname to indicate familiarity.

-kun meaning in Thai

-kun in Thai

nominal affix indicating familiarity
คุง kung

Origin of -kun

Borrowed from Japanese くん (kun).

Questions about -kun

What does -kun mean?
-kun means appended to a young man's name or nickname to indicate familiarity.
What is -kun in Thai?
-kun in Thai is คุง (kung). See -kun meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is -kun?
-kun is a suffix.

Words near -kun in the dictionary

  1. -kini
  2. -kinra
  3. -kins
  4. -kiren
  5. -kont
  6. -kun
  7. -l-
  8. -lagnia
  9. -lagniac
  10. -lalia
  11. -land

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