nun 1
— nunlike , adj.
/nun/ , n.
1. a woman member of a religious order, esp. one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
2. any of various birds, esp. a domestic variety of pigeon.
[ bef. 900; ME, OE nunne nonna, fem. of nonnus monk ]
nun 2
/noohn, noon/ , n.
1. the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.
[ 1875-80; nun lit., fish ]
/noon/ , n.
the 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
[ 2 , NU 1 ]