หุน

hŭn

Meanings

1NounB2

minute; tiny

very small or minute in size

Examples

ตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏnตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏn1letter; character2text character(s); letteringในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สัญญาsăn-yaaสัญญาsăn-yaa1promise; vow; pledge2contract; agreement3[to] promise; pledge; vow4[to] contract (legally)5perception (Buddhism)หุนhŭnหุนhŭn1traditional small fractional unit; tiny fraction20.1 mm (machining); 1 step on a gauge3minute; tinyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]แว่นขยายwâen kà-yăaiแว่นขยายwâen kà-yăaimagnifying glassอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of
The letters in the contract are so tiny that I need a magnifying glass to read them.
2NounC1

traditional small fractional unit; tiny fraction

a traditional Thai fractional unit used in various measures (e.g., currency, weight, pipe sizes), often meaning a very small fraction of a whole; in modern use, also a very small amount

Examples

ร้านทองráan tongร้านทองráan tonggold shopยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)รับซื้อráp séuรับซื้อráp séu1[to] buy from sellers; act as a buyer/outlet2[to] buy up; purchase in quantityเศษsètเศษsèt1remainder (math)2numerator3scrap; fragment; leftover4odds and ends; remnant (figurative)ทองtongทองtong1gold (metal; color); money (slang)2gold items; gold jewelryแม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)3heavily; severely; intensely4serious; severeแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ไม่กี่mâi gèeไม่กี่mâi gèe1a few; not many2only a few (of them)หุนhŭnหุนhŭn1traditional small fractional unit; tiny fraction20.1 mm (machining); 1 step on a gauge3minute; tiny
The gold shop still buys gold scraps even if they weigh just a few hun.
3NounC1

0.1 mm (machining); 1 step on a gauge

a machinist’s unit equal to one-tenth of a millimeter (0.1 mm), used to state precision or tolerance

Examples

ชิ้นงานchín ngaanชิ้นงานchín ngaan1finished piece; completed item2workpiece; part in process3creative piece; artwork/design4deliverable; assignment submissionนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightกลึงgleungกลึงgleungturn on a latheให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitพอดีpo deeพอดีpo dee1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3happen to; by chance4just enoughในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ความคลาดเคลื่อนkwaam klâat klêuuanความคลาดเคลื่อนkwaam klâat klêuuan1discrepancy; deviation2inaccuracy; error3tolerance (tech.)ไม่เกินmâi gernไม่เกินmâi gernnot more than; up toสองหุนsŏng hŭnสองหุนsŏng hŭn2 hun; 1/8 inch (~3.175 mm)
This workpiece must be turned to fit within a tolerance of no more than two hun (0.2 mm).