cun

Etymology 1

From Middle English cunnen, connen, from Old English cunnan (“to know, know how (to)”), from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know”). Doublet of con.

verb

  1. (obsolete) To know.

Etymology 2

See conn, cond.

verb

  1. Alternative form of conn (“direct or steer a ship”)

Etymology 3

From Chinese 寸 (cùn). Doublet of sun.

noun

  1. A traditional Chinese unit of length, originally the width of a person's thumb at the knuckle.

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