"Tun" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Tuns [plural]
Etymology: From Burmese ထွန်း (htwan:). Etymology templates: {{der|en|my|ထွန်း}} Burmese ထွန်း (htwan:) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Tun (plural Tuns)
  1. A surname from Burmese.

Noun [German]

IPA: /tuːn/ Audio: De-Tun.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Tuns [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Tun [nominative, singular], Tuns [genitive, singular], Tun [dative, singular], Tun [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Nominalized infinitive of tun (“to do”). Head templates: {{de-noun|n.sg}} Tun n (strong, genitive Tuns, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n.sg}}
  1. gerund of tun; doing, deeds, behaviour Tags: form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong Form of: tun (extra: doing, deeds, behaviour) Synonyms: Handeln
    Sense id: en-Tun-de-noun-JNV4p~Lz Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Plautdietsch]

Forms: Tuns [plural], Tien [plural], Tün [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Low German tūn, from Old Saxon tūn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn (“fence”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pdt|gml|tūn}} Middle Low German tūn, {{inh|pdt|osx|tūn}} Old Saxon tūn, {{inh|pdt|gmw-pro|*tūn|t=fence}} Proto-West Germanic *tūn (“fence”) Head templates: {{head|pdt|noun|plural|Tuns|or|Tien|g=m}} Tun m (plural Tuns or Tien)
  1. fence Tags: masculine Derived forms: Brädatun (english: board fence), Goadentun (english: garden fence), Hakjentun (english: picket fence), Schneetun (english: snow fence), Splätentun (english: picket fence), Stacheetentun (english: picket fence), Tunpol (english: fence post), Tuntrap (english: stile) Related terms: betienen (english: to fence in) [verb], tienen (english: to fence) [verb], Tieninj (english: fencing, enclosure)

Proper name [Turkish]

Head templates: {{head|tr|proper noun|head=}} Tun, {{tr-proper noun}} Tun
  1. a male given name

Inflected forms

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        "2": "my",
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Burmese ထွန်း (htwan:).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "Tuns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Burmese."
      ],
      "id": "en-Tun-en-name-jKKWGgP5",
      "links": [
        [
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          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tun"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Nominalized infinitive of tun (“to do”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tuns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neuter strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tuns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.sg"
      },
      "expansion": "Tun n (strong, genitive Tuns, no plural)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.sg"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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            [
              34,
              37
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              35,
              40
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The antagonism between willing and doing",
          "text": "Der Zwiespalt zwischen Wollen und Tun",
          "translation": "The antagonism between willing and doing",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
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          "word": "tun"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gerund of tun; doing, deeds, behaviour"
      ],
      "id": "en-Tun-de-noun-JNV4p~Lz",
      "links": [
        [
          "tun",
          "tun#German"
        ],
        [
          "doing",
          "doing"
        ],
        [
          "deeds",
          "deeds"
        ],
        [
          "behaviour",
          "behaviour"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Handeln"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "neuter",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/tuːn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Tun.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/De-Tun.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tun"
}

{
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German tūn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "osx",
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      },
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    },
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        "t": "fence"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tün",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "4": "Tuns",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "Tien",
        "g": "m"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Plautdietsch",
  "lang_code": "pdt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "langcode": "pdt",
          "name": "Walls and fences",
          "orig": "pdt:Walls and fences",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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          "english": "board fence",
          "translation": "board fence",
          "word": "Brädatun"
        },
        {
          "english": "garden fence",
          "translation": "garden fence",
          "word": "Goadentun"
        },
        {
          "english": "picket fence",
          "translation": "picket fence",
          "word": "Hakjentun"
        },
        {
          "english": "snow fence",
          "translation": "snow fence",
          "word": "Schneetun"
        },
        {
          "english": "picket fence",
          "translation": "picket fence",
          "word": "Splätentun"
        },
        {
          "english": "picket fence",
          "translation": "picket fence",
          "word": "Stacheetentun"
        },
        {
          "english": "fence post",
          "translation": "fence post",
          "word": "Tunpol"
        },
        {
          "english": "stile",
          "translation": "stile",
          "word": "Tuntrap"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fence"
      ],
      "id": "en-Tun-pdt-noun-hzRusoI1",
      "links": [
        [
          "fence",
          "fence"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "to fence in",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "translation": "to fence in",
          "word": "betienen"
        },
        {
          "english": "to fence",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "translation": "to fence",
          "word": "tienen"
        },
        {
          "english": "fencing, enclosure",
          "translation": "fencing, enclosure",
          "word": "Tieninj"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tun"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Tun",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Tun",
      "name": "tr-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Turkish male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Tun-tr-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tun"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "my",
        "3": "ထွန်း"
      },
      "expansion": "Burmese ထွန်း (htwan:)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Burmese ထွန်း (htwan:).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tuns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Tun (plural Tuns)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Burmese",
        "English terms derived from Burmese",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Burmese."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tun"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Nominalized infinitive of tun (“to do”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tuns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neuter strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tuns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.sg"
      },
      "expansion": "Tun n (strong, genitive Tuns, no plural)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.sg"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German gerunds",
        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "German uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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              34,
              37
            ]
          ],
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            [
              35,
              40
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The antagonism between willing and doing",
          "text": "Der Zwiespalt zwischen Wollen und Tun",
          "translation": "The antagonism between willing and doing",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "extra": "doing, deeds, behaviour",
          "word": "tun"
        }
      ],
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        "gerund of tun; doing, deeds, behaviour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tun",
          "tun#German"
        ],
        [
          "doing",
          "doing"
        ],
        [
          "deeds",
          "deeds"
        ],
        [
          "behaviour",
          "behaviour"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Handeln"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "neuter",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/tuːn/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/De-Tun.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tun"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "board fence",
      "translation": "board fence",
      "word": "Brädatun"
    },
    {
      "english": "garden fence",
      "translation": "garden fence",
      "word": "Goadentun"
    },
    {
      "english": "picket fence",
      "translation": "picket fence",
      "word": "Hakjentun"
    },
    {
      "english": "snow fence",
      "translation": "snow fence",
      "word": "Schneetun"
    },
    {
      "english": "picket fence",
      "translation": "picket fence",
      "word": "Splätentun"
    },
    {
      "english": "picket fence",
      "translation": "picket fence",
      "word": "Stacheetentun"
    },
    {
      "english": "fence post",
      "translation": "fence post",
      "word": "Tunpol"
    },
    {
      "english": "stile",
      "translation": "stile",
      "word": "Tuntrap"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German tūn, from Old Saxon tūn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn (“fence”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tuns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tien",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tün",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "noun",
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        "4": "Tuns",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "Tien",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Tun m (plural Tuns or Tien)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Plautdietsch",
  "lang_code": "pdt",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "english": "to fence in",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "translation": "to fence in",
      "word": "betienen"
    },
    {
      "english": "to fence",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "translation": "to fence",
      "word": "tienen"
    },
    {
      "english": "fencing, enclosure",
      "translation": "fencing, enclosure",
      "word": "Tieninj"
    }
  ],
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        "Plautdietsch lemmas",
        "Plautdietsch masculine nouns",
        "Plautdietsch nouns",
        "Plautdietsch terms derived from Middle Low German",
        "Plautdietsch terms derived from Old Saxon",
        "Plautdietsch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Plautdietsch terms inherited from Middle Low German",
        "Plautdietsch terms inherited from Old Saxon",
        "Plautdietsch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "pdt:Walls and fences"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fence"
      ],
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        [
          "fence",
          "fence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tun"
}

{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Tun",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Tun",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 4 entries",
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        "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Turkish proper nouns"
      ],
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        "a male given name"
      ],
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        [
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          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tun"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (d6fca27 and 65e1673). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.