หนุน

Thai

Alternative forms

  • หนูนobsolete

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩩᩁ, Lao ໜູນ (nūn) or ໜຸນ (nun). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Orthographicหนุน
h n u n
Phonemic
หฺนุน
h ̥ n u n
RomanizationPaiboonnǔn
Royal Institutenun
(standard) IPA(key)/nun˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

หนุน • (nǔn) (abstract noun การหนุน)

  1. to support; to prop; to bear.
  2. to support; to back; to advocate; to bolster; to promote.
  3. to enhance; to increase; to add; to boost; to augment; to supplement; to strengthen; to reinforce.