karkun

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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karkun (plural karkuns)

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

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Finnish

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Noun

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karkun

  1. genitive singular of karkku

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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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