Irish

Alternative forms

• chum (obsolete)
• chuin (Munster)

Preposition

chun ‎(plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

1. to, toward

   ceathrú chun a trí‎ ― a quarter to three

Usage notes

The personal forms of chuig are used for this preposition as well.

Synonyms

• chuig

References

• “dochum” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• "chun" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval, 1936, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 100.

Mandarin

Romanization

chun

1. Nonstandard spelling of chūn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chún.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chǔn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• chon
• chum
• thun

Preposition

chun

1. to, towards
   • An tèid sibh chun na dùthcha sin? - Will you go to that country?
2. as far as

Usage notes

• Used before the definite article, otherwise gu is used.
• The expression following chun is in the genitive case.