ทุ่น

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicทุ่น
d u ˋ n
RomanizationPaiboontûn
Royal Institutethun
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰun˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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Compare English pontoon.

Noun

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ทุ่น (tûn) (classifier อัน)

  1. pontoon; buoy; bobber.

Etymology 2

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Possibly corrupted from ทุน (tun, capital).

Verb

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ทุ่น (tûn) (abstract noun การทุ่น)

  1. to economize; to save (from spending power, time, money).