ทะนุ

Thai

Alternative forms

• ทะนุก
• ทำนุ
• ทำนุก
• ทำนุกนิ์

 

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Old Khmer daṃnuk (“maintenance; preservation; retention”), an extended form of nuk (“pair; set”), whose ultimate origin is not known.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ทะนุ d a n u
Phonemic		ทะ-นุ d a – n u
Romanization	Paiboon	tá-nú
	Royal Institute	tha-nu
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰa˦˥.nuʔ˦˥/(R)

Verb

ทะนุ

1. (now only found in combination) to support, to uphold; to maintain, to sustain; to nourish, to foster; to cherish, to nurture.

Derived terms

• ทะนุถนอม
• ทะนุบำรุง