jakun

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English

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Etymology

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Semantic extension of the Malay Jakun, an indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the jungles of Pahang, Johor and Negeri Sembilan.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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jakun (comparative more jakun, superlative most jakun)

  1. (informal, derogatory, Singapore) Fascinated by objects, events, or experiences which seem ordinary to others.
    • 2009 February 9, The Jakun Tourist A Jakun Tourist’s Worst Nightmare…:
      A jakun tourist’s worst nightmare…is an idiot who simply cannot see that people want to take photographs & simply stands right in front of the object jakun tourists want to photograph, & lingers around it.
    • 2013 May 17, Joel Wong, ONE Asia MMA Summit 2013: The Recap:
      Yes, it was one of the many jakun moments I had while in Singapore.
    • 2015 December 26, The Halal Food Blog, Jinjja Chicken:
      And it’s popular foods in Korean culture that apparently so many of our readers are familiar with it all! But of course, we all jakun lah LOL.
    • 2015 June 26, shaolintiger, Frog Porridge, Chicken Rice & the Journey Home:
      Sorry so jakun, need to post a picture of my Uber because it looks like a Bentley.
    • 2016 March 18, fatinabilaah, [Twitter feed]:
      I was so jakun with the pen thingy and this happened hehe I feel like a kid.
  2. (informal, offensive, Malaysia) Overly excited, bad-tempered, unruly, or unsophisticated.

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Finnish

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Noun

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jakun

  1. genitive singular of jakku

Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒakʊn]
  • Hyphenation: ja‧kun

Etymology 1

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From Minangkabau jakun.

Noun

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jakun (first-person possessive jakunku, second-person possessive jakunmu, third-person possessive jakunnya)

  1. Adam's apple (the lump in the throat)
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Etymology 2

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From Malay jakun, from extension of the Malay Jakun, an indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the jungles of Pahang, Johor and Negeri Sembilan. Compare to meaning of Singaporean English jakun.

Adjective

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jakun

  1. (dialect, Riau) jakun: fascinated with objects, events, or experiences which seem ordinary to others.

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Malay

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Etymology 1

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From Minangkabau jakun.

Noun

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jakun (plural jakun-jakun, informal 1st possessive jakunku, 2nd possessive jakunmu, 3rd possessive jakunnya)

  1. Adam's apple (the lump in the throat).

Etymology 2

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From extension of the Malay Jakun, an indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the jungles of Pahang, Johor and Negeri Sembilan.

Adjective

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jakun

  1. (informal, offensive, Malaysia) jakun: being too excited, bad-tempered, unruly, or unsophisticated.
Descendants
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  • Indonesian: jakun
  • English: jakun

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