ทุ่น

Thai

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

Etymology 1

Compare English pontoon.

Noun

ทุ่น • (tûn) (classifier อัน)

  1. pontoon; buoy; bobber.

Etymology 2

Possibly corrupted from ทุน (tun, “capital”).

Verb

ทุ่น • (tûn) (abstract noun การทุ่น)

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