thun

See also: Thun and dhun

Gamilaraay

Etymology

Compare Ngiyambaa thun (“tail”) and Wiradjuri dhuun (“penis, tail”).

Noun

thun

1. penis
2. tail

See also

• dhun

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German

Verb

1. Obsolete spelling of tun which was deprecated in 1902 following the Second Orthographic Conference of 1901.
   • 1798, Justus Möser, Die Tugend auf der Schaubühne, oder Harlekins Heurath:

     Ein Mädchen auf der Bühne muß oft verliebt thun, oft küssen, oft lachen...

     A girl on a stage must often act as though she has fallen in love, [must] often kiss, often laugh...

Conjugation

• The 1st person singular indicative present active is also (ich) thu.
• The 3rd person singular indicative present active is also (er) thuet.
• In the preterite, the indicative is also spelled with ä or e in place of a. For example, (sie) theten.

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Ngiyambaa

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay thun (“tail”) and Wiradjuri dhuun (“penis, tail”).

Noun

thun

1. tail

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Scottish Gaelic

Preposition

thun

1. Alternative form of chun

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• chun

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰun˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰun˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier sợi, cọng) thun • (村, 紨, 𦀹)

1. (dialectal, chiefly Southern Vietnam) elastic

Derived terms

• dây thun