ຕົ້ນ

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, Lü ᦎᦳᧃᧉ (ṫun²), Shan တူၼ်ႈ (tūun), Tai Nüa ᥖᥨᥢᥲ (tòn), Phake တုꩫ် (tun), Ahom 𑜄𑜤𑜃𑜫 (tun).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ton˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ton˧˦]
• 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

Derived terms

• ຕົ້ນໄມ້ (ton mai, “tree”)