ຕົ້ນ

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See also: ຕີນ and ຕື່ນ

Lao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *tonꟲ² (trunk; tree; origin). Cognate with Thai ต้น (dtôn)Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠᩶ᨶ, Khün ᨲᩫ᩠᩶ᨶ, ᦎᦳᧃᧉ (ṫun²), Shan တူၼ်ႈ (tūun), Tai Nüa ᥖᥨᥢᥲ (tòn), Phake တုꩫ် (tun), Ahom 𑜄𑜤𑜃𑜫 (tun).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ຕົ້ນ
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

ຕົ້ນ (ton)

  1. trunk; stem, stalk
  2. used to form compound nouns in names of trees, plants etc.
  3. base, foundation
  4. beginning
  5. chief, head; primary

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