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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "pun"}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|pŭn|a=RP,GA}}, {{IPA|en|/pʌn/}}
* {{IPA|en|/pʊn/|a=Northern England,Ireland}}
* {{rhymes|en|ʌn|s=1}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pun.wav|a=Southern England}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|en|enm|ponnen}}, {{m|enm|ponen}}, {{m|enm|punen}}, from {{inh|en|ang|punian}}, {{m|ang|pūnian||to [[pound#Verb|pound]], [[beat#Verb|beat]], [[bray]], [[bruise#Verb|bruise]], [[crush#Verb|crush]], [[grind#Verb|grind]]}}, from {{der|en|gem-pro|*punōną||to break to pieces, [[pulverize]]}}. See {{m|en|pound}}. As a kind of word play, from the notion of "beating" the words into place.

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[beat#Verb|beat]]; [[strike#Verb|strike]] with [[force#Noun|force]]; to [[ram#Verb|ram]]; to [[pound#Verb|pound]], as in a [[mortar]]; reduce to [[powder#Noun|powder]], to [[pulverize]].
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida|II|i|passage=He would '''pun''' thee into shivers with his fist.}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make or tell a pun; to make a [[play on words]].
#: {{ux|en|We '''punned''' about the topic until all around us groaned.}}

=====Translations=====
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* Spanish: {{t+|es|alburear}} {{qualifier|Mexico}}
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====Noun====
{{en-noun}}
[[File:Tequila_Mockingbird_Wimbledon.jpg|thumb|]]

# A [[joke#Noun|joke]] or type of [[wordplay]] in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately [[confuse]]d.
#: {{syn|en|paronomasia|play on words}}
#: {{hyper|en|joke}}
#: {{hypo|en|antanaclasis}}
#: {{ux|en|The '''pun''' is the lowest form of wit.}}
#* {{RQ:Austen Mansfield Park|chapter=VI|volume=I|page=124|passage="Certainly, my home at my uncle's brought me acquainted with a circle of admirals. Of ''Rears'', and ''Vices'', I saw enough. Now do not be suspecting me of a '''pun''', I entreat."|footer=Austen was likely referring to [[flogging#Noun|flogging]] or [[spanking#Noun|spanking]], then common naval punishments, known as {{m|fr|le vice anglais}}.}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der4|en|punacious|punnily|punny|pun intended|punless|punlike|punster|puntastic|no pun intended|pun-off
|visual pun}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|joke or type of wordplay}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|kalambur|m}}, {{t|sq|lojë fjalësh|f}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|لُعْبَة اَلْكَلِمَات|f|tr=laʕbat al-kalimāt}}, {{t|ar|جِنَاس|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|բառախաղ}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|каламбур|m}}, {{t|be|гульня слоў|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|игрословица}}, {{t+|bg|каламбур|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|joc de paraules|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|雙關語|tr=shuāngguānyǔ}}, {{t+|cmn|俏皮話|tr=qiàopihuà}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|slovní hříčka|f}}
* Danish: {{t|da|ordspil|n}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|woordspeling|f}}, {{t+|nl|woordgrapje|n}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|kalemburo}}, {{t|eo|vortludo}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|sanaleikki}}
* French: {{t+|fr|calembour|m}}, {{t+|fr|jeu de mots|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|კალამბური}}, {{t|ka|ზმა}}
* German: {{t+|de|Wortspiel|n}}, {{t+|de|Kalauer|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|λογοπαίγνιο|n}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|מִשְׂחַק מִלִּים|tr=misḥáq milím|sc=Hebr}}, {{t+|he|לָשׁוֹן נוֹפֵל עַל לָשׁוֹן|tr=lashón nofél 'al lashón}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|szójáték}}, {{t+|hu|szóvicc}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|orðaleikur|m}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|kalemburo}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|imeartas focal|m}}
* Italian: {{t|it|gioco di parole|m}}, {{t+|it|bisticcio|m}}, {{t+|it|freddura|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|駄洒落|tr=[[ダジャレ]], [[だじゃれ]], dajare}}, {{t+|ja|洒落|tr=[[シャレ]], [[しゃれ]], share}}, {{t+|ja|語呂合わせ|tr=ごろあわせ, goroawase}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|말장난}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|каламбур|m}}, {{t|mk|игра на зборови|f}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|jenakata}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|kupu angarua}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|ordspill|n}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|no|ordspel|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|تجنیس|tr=tajnis}}, {{t+|fa|جناس|tr=jenâs}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|gra słów|f}}, {{t+|pl|kalambur|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|trocadilho|m}}, {{t+|pt|chalaça|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|calambur}}, {{t+|ro|joc de cuvinte}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|каламбу́р|m}}, {{t+|ru|игра́ слов|f}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|cainnt-chluich|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|juego de palabras|m}}, {{t+|es|calambur}}, {{t+|es|paronomasia|f}}, {{t|es|doble sentido|m}}, {{t+|es|albur|m}} {{qualifier|Mexico}}, {{t+|es|retruécano|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|ordvits|c}}, {{t+|sv|ordlek|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|bangkiwi}}, {{t|tl|paritugma}}, {{t|tl|paandar}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|శ్లేష}}
* Tibetan: {{t|bo|ཚིག་རྩེད}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kelime oyunu}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|ווערטערשפּיל}}
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===Etymology 2===
From the [[McCune-Reischauer]] romanization of {{uder|en|ko|분}}, from {{uder|en|zh|分||[[fen]]}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|s|pun}}

# {{lb|en|Korean|_|units of measure}} {{alt form|en|bun||Korean unit of measure}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{bor|en|hi|}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|en|pund}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|India|historical}} A certain number of [[cowrie]]s, generally 80.
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1864|title=The Regulations of the Bengal Code in Force in September 1862|page=1019
|passage=Hackeries and carriages, loaded and empty, 8 annas. Sheep, goats, &c., 1 '''pun''' of cowries each.}}

====References====
* {{R:Hobson-Jobson}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=npu|N-up|NPU|UPN|nup}}

{{C|en|Comedy|Units of measure}}

==Chuukese==

===Conjunction===
{{head|chk|conjunction}}

# [[because]]

==Dalmatian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|dlm|puan}}
* {{alt|dlm|pen||Ragusan dialect}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|dlm|la|pānis}}, ''pānem''.

===Noun===
{{head|dlm|noun|g=m}}

# {{lb|dlm|Vegliot}} [[bread]]

==Iban==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|iba|poz-mly-pro|*puhun}} (compare {{cog|ms|pohon}}), from {{inh|iba|poz-pro|*puqun}}, from {{inh|iba|map-pro|*puqun}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|iba|[pun]}}

===Noun===
{{head|iba|noun}}

# [[tree]] {{qualifier|large woody plant}}

==Indonesian==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|id|ms|pun}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{id-IPA}}
* {{hyph|id|pun}}

===Adverb===
{{head|id|adverb|head2=|}}

# [[also]], [[too]]
#: {{syn|id|juga}}
# [[even]], [[though]], [[although]], [[nevertheless]]
#: {{syn|id|biar|meski|kendati|saja}}
# [[besides]]
# [[any]], [[every]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

==Kapampangan==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|pam|phi-pro|*puqun}}, {{inh|pam|poz-pro|*puqun}}, from {{inh|pam|map-pro|*puqun}}. Compare {{cog|tl|puno}}, {{cog|ms|pohon}}, {{cog|id|pohon}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{pam-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{pam-noun}}

# [[trunk]] of a [[tree]]
# [[origin]], [[source]]
#: {{syn|pam|ibat}}

====See also====
{{col3|pam|dutung}}

==Malay==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|ms|pon}} (informal, slang)

===Etymology===
Probably from {{inh|ms|map-pro|*pa|t=still, first, yet}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ms|/pon/|a=Johor-Selangor}}
* {{IPA|ms|/pʊn/|a=Riau-Lingga}}
* {{rhymes|ms|on}}
* {{rhymes|ms|un|s=1}}

===Adverb===
{{ms-adv|j=ڤون}}

# [[also]]
# [[even]]

====Synonyms====
* {{l|ms|juga}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|ms|-pun}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|id|pun}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:PRPM}}

==Romanian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|[pun]}}

===Etymology 1===

====Verb====
{{head|ro|verb form}}

# {{verb form of|ro|pune||1|s|pres|ind//sub|;|3|p|pres|ind}}

===Etymology 2===
{{bor+|ro|la|punicus}}.

====Noun====
{{ro-noun|m|puni}}

# [[Punic]], [[Carthaginian]]

=====Declension=====
{{ro-noun-m}}

==Serbo-Croatian==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|sh|sla-pro|*pьlnъ}}, from {{inh|sh|ine-bsl-pro|*pílˀnas}}, from {{inh|sh|ine-pro|*pl̥h₁nós}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sh|/pûn/}}

===Adjective===
{{sh-adj|head=pȕn|def=pȕnī}}

# [[full]], [[filled]]
#* {{quote-song
|sh|author=Max Vincent AKA Miša Mihajlović
|title=Beogradska Devojka
|year=1980s
|passage=Tako drska i obesna si ti / ti si '''puna''' ljubavi
|translation=You are so arrogant and rude / you are '''full''' of love
}}
# [[fleshy]], [[plump]]
# [[full]], [[complete]]
# [[occupied]] (of room)

====Declension====
{{sh-adj-defindef|pun|o}}

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Noun===
{{es-noun|m|-}}

# {{lb|es|onomatopoeia}} the sound of [[discharging]] a [[firearm]]
#: {{syn|es|pum}}
# {{lb|es|onomatopoeia|vulgar}} the sound of [[flatulence]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}