pun in Malay
jenakata
/pʌn/
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pun in Malay: jenakata. In English, pun means to beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.
Malay words for pun
- joke or type of wordplay
- jenakata
English meaning of pun
- verb To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.
- verb To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
- noun A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.
- noun A certain number of cowries, generally 80.
pun in a sentence
- We punned about the topic until all around us groaned.
- The pun is the lowest form of wit.
Synonyms of pun
pun in other languages
Questions about pun in Malay
- What is the meaning of pun in Malay?
- Pun in Malay is jenakata.
- Apakah maksud pun dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Pun: jenakata.
- What does pun mean in English?
- Pun means to beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pun (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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