dun

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for dun

dun 🔊 /dʌˈn/

dun : දුම් හෝ දුඹුරුපාට

dun : ණය ගෙවීමට තදින් කියනවා

dun : ණය ගෙවීමට බල කරන්නා

dun : ඔපයක් නැති

dun definition

Noun.

  1. A mound or small hill.
  2. One who duns; a dunner.
  3. An urgent request or demand of payment; as, he sent his debtor a dun.

Transitive verb. To cure, as codfish, in a particular manner, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with salt grass or some like substance.

Transitive verb. & i. To ask or beset, as a debtor, for payment; to urge importunately.

Adjective. Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy.