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Yun

Yun proper noun: a surname from Mandarin.

Proper noun (1)

Yun (plural Yuns)

  1. A surname from Mandarin.

Proper noun (2)

Yun (plural Yuns)

  1. A surname from Korean.

Proper noun (3)

Yun (plural Yuns)

  1. A surname from Khmer.

Forms of Yun

pluralYuns
alternative formYün

Origin of Yun

From various romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 妘 (Yún).

From Korean 윤 (Yun), from 윤 (yun, “governor, official”).

From Khmer យុន (Yun).

Phrases with Yun

Questions about Yun

What does Yun mean?
Yun means a surname from Mandarin.
What part of speech is Yun?
Yun is a proper noun.

Words near Yun in the dictionary

  1. yumtastic
  2. Yumul
  3. Yumuls
  4. Yumurtalik
  5. Yumurtalık
  6. Yun
  7. Yun Ling
  8. Yun-lin
  9. Yun-ling
  10. Yun-nan
  11. Yuna

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