thún

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰun˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰun˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊwŋ͡m˦˥]

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier con) thún (phonemic reduplicative thun thún)

  1. (Hải Phòng) kind of black algae

Etymology 2

See thối. This is the form from the North Central dialects of Thanh Hoá, where *-l > /n/ is common. Compare Thanh Hoá North Central đướn vs. Nghệ Tĩnh, Bình Trị Thiên đưới vs. Northern-Southern dưới.

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam) thối (vowel lowered, *-l > /j/)
  • (Nghệ Tĩnh, Bình Trị Thiên, South Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) thúi (no vowel lowering, with *-l > /-j/)

Adjective

thún

  1. (Thanh Hoá) rotten, stink
    Dòng rào ô nhiểm thiệt hôi thún!
    The polluted river is really stinky.
Derived terms
  • thún tha
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