ทุ่น

tûn

Meanings

1NounB1

float; buoy

a floating device used to support weight on water or to mark a position (e.g., fishing float, navigation buoy)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toทุ่นtûnทุ่นtûn1float; buoy2[to] lessen; reduce; save (effort/time)โฟมfohmโฟมfohm1foam (bubbles)2foam (material)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แหhăeแหhăecast net; throw netเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]รองrongรองrong1deputy; vice-; second-in-command; assistant2[to] support; line; pad3secondary; subordinate; assistantรับน้ำหนักráp náam nàkรับน้ำหนักráp náam nàk[to] bear weight; [to] support weightตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodลากlâakลากlâak1[to] drag; pull along2[to] tow3[to] draw/drag (on screen)4[to] prolong; draw out5[to] haul in; bring along (colloq.)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryเรือreuuaเรือreuuaboat; ship; vessel
He attached small foam floats to the net to help cushion the weight when hauling it onto the boat.
7 more examples
2VerbB2

[to] lessen; reduce; save (effort/time)

to reduce the weight, burden, cost, or difficulty of something; to save effort or time

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

tûn

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——