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Etymology edit

From Burmese ထွန်း (htwan:).

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Tun (plural Tuns)

  1. A surname from Burmese.

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Etymology edit

Nominalized infinitive of tun (to do).

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  • IPA(key): /tuːn/
  • (file)

Noun edit

Tun n (strong, genitive Tuns, no plural)

  1. gerund of tun; doing, deeds, behaviour
    Synonym: Handeln
    Der Zwiespalt zwischen Wollen und Tun
    The antagonism between willing and doing

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Etymology edit

From Middle Low German tūn, from Old Saxon tūn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn (fence).

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Tun m (plural Tuns or Tien)

  1. fence

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Proper noun edit

Tun

  1. a male given name