Maksud perkataan pun dalam bahasa Melayu

Apakah maksud pun dalam bahasa Inggeris? Terokai maksud, sebutan dan penggunaan khusus perkataan ini bersama Lingoland

pun

US /pʌn/
UK /pʌn/
"pun" picture

Kata Nama

jenaka, permainan kata

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings

Contoh:
He made a clever pun about the baker, saying he kneaded the dough.
Dia membuat jenaka pintar tentang tukang roti, mengatakan dia menguli doh.
I love a good pun; they always make me laugh.
Saya suka jenaka yang bagus; ia sentiasa membuat saya ketawa.

Kata Kerja

berjenaka, bermain kata

make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings

Contoh:
He likes to pun on people's names, which can sometimes be annoying.
Dia suka berjenaka dengan nama orang, yang kadang-kadang boleh menjengkelkan.
The comedian tried to pun on the word 'bank' by talking about river banks and money banks.
Pelawak itu cuba berjenaka dengan perkataan 'bank' dengan bercakap tentang tebing sungai dan bank wang.