karkun

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani کارکن (kārkun) / कारकुन, from Classical Persian کار کن (kār-kun, worker).

Noun

karkun (plural karkuns)

  1. (British India) A record keeper involved in the administration of the pargana.

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Finnish

Noun

karkun

  1. genitive singular of karkku

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay karkun, kerkum, from Classical Persian کار کن (kār-kun, worker), possibly through Hindustani.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkarkʊn/
  • Hyphenation: kar‧kun
  • Rhymes: -kʊn, -ʊn, -n

Noun

karkun (plural karkun-karkun, first-person possessive karkunku, second-person possessive karkunmu, third-person possessive karkunnya)

  1. (archaic) clerk.
    Synonym: juru tulis
  2. (archaic) secretary.
    Synonyms: sekretaris, setia usaha

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