Thai

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Etymology

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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

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

Verb

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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.