cun
Keywords: entertainment
| Pronunciation (IPA): | t͡ʃun |
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| Part of Speech: | term verb noun |
| Class: | skurun |
| Forms: | cun, cunys, cunysyn |
| Glosses: | fun, amuse, make fun, entertain, entertainment, amusing, entertaining |
Description:
The term 'cun' pertains to fun, amusement or entertainment. See also 'citit', which has a lot of overlap, especially in the term form 'citityn', and 'cyh'.
Verb:
As a verb, 'cun' is a skurun verb with an ergative amuser and an absolutive one amused. It has the sense to amuse or to entertain. It often but not always has a connotation of humour, which can be made explicit with the modifier 'cyhys'.
The antipassive pali form has the typical idomatic reflexive quality. It can just mean that someone entertains, but usually is understood as meaning to entertain one's self, and has the same sense as the English expression 'have fun'.
There are a number of preipheral arguments that can be added with prepositions. The use of 'e' allows a location where the fun occurs to be specified, or an activity being performed. Companions can be introduced with 'ejók'. An object enjoyed can be introduced with 'ceo'. If the null preposition is used, it implies fun at the expense of the object, as in 'make fun of'.
Noun:
As a noun, 'cun' means 'fun' or 'amusement'. The derived form 'cunysyn' means about the same thing but is a little grander and less specific to an occurrence, it might be used to translate 'entertainment'.
Modifier:
The modifier form 'cunys' just means 'fun' or 'amusing' or 'entertaining'.