"futon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfuːtɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfutɑn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-futon.wav [Southern-England] Forms: futons [plural], futon [plural]
Rhymes: -uːtɒn Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 布団 (futon), in turn from Middle Chinese 蒲團 (MC bu dwan, “meditation cushion”) (compare Mandarin 蒲团 (pútuán)), from 蒲 (buo, “bulrush, cattail”) + 團 (duɑn, “sphere, round object”) from the way the original cushion was round and made from woven bulrushes. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|布団|tr=futon}} Japanese 布団 (futon), {{der|en|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|蒲團|meditation cushion}} 蒲團 (MC bu dwan, “meditation cushion”), {{cog|cmn|蒲团|tr=pútuán}} Mandarin 蒲团 (pútuán), {{m|ltc|蒲|t=bulrush, cattail}} 蒲 (buo, “bulrush, cattail”), {{m|ltc|團|t=sphere, round object}} 團 (duɑn, “sphere, round object”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|futon}} futon (plural futons or futon)
  1. A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed. Categories (topical): Bedding, Furniture Translations (thin mattress placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame): فُوتُون (futūn) [masculine] (Arabic), فُوتُون يَابَانِيّ (fūtūn yābāniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), шалте (šalte) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 床墊 (Chinese Mandarin), 床垫 (chuángdiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 布團 (Chinese Mandarin), 布团 (bùtuán) (Chinese Mandarin), futono (Esperanto), futon (Finnish), futon [masculine] (French), Futon [masculine] (German), materasso giapponese [masculine] (Italian), futon [masculine] (Italian), 布団 (futon) (alt: ふとん) (Japanese), ふとん (futon) (Japanese), 蒲団 (futon) (alt: ふとん) (Japanese), 후톤 (huton) (Korean), फुतोन (phuton) [feminine] (Marathi), futon [masculine] (Portuguese), футо́н (futón) [masculine] (Russian), futón [masculine] (Spanish), ffŵton [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-futon-en-noun-Oj1Ly0fe Disambiguation of Bedding: 25 41 34 Disambiguation of Furniture: 24 36 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 44 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 36 45 Disambiguation of 'thin mattress placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame': 72 10 18
  2. A round cushion used for Zen meditation, traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves. Categories (topical): Bedding, Furniture Translations (a Japanese cushion for meditation): فُوتُون (futūn) [masculine] (Arabic), فُوتُون يَابَانِيّ (fūtūn yābāniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), 布團 (Chinese Mandarin), 布团 (bùtuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 坐垫 (zuòdiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 蒲團 (Chinese Mandarin), 蒲团 (pútuán) (Chinese Mandarin), futon (Finnish), Futon [masculine] (German), futon [masculine] (Italian), 布団 (futon) (alt: ふとん) (Japanese), ふとん (futon) (Japanese), 蒲団 (futon) (alt: ふとん) (Japanese), 후톤 (huton) (Korean), футо́н (futón) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-futon-en-noun-ZRWoCIIt Disambiguation of Bedding: 25 41 34 Disambiguation of Furniture: 24 36 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 44 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 36 45 Disambiguation of 'a Japanese cushion for meditation': 5 63 32
  3. A specific kind of sofa-bed, with a fixed cushion that forms a mattress when folded down and a sofa when folded up. Categories (topical): Bedding, Furniture
    Sense id: en-futon-en-noun-R4cQeeq2 Disambiguation of Bedding: 25 41 34 Disambiguation of Furniture: 24 36 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 44 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 36 45

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          "ref": "2015, Heidi Kim, editor, Taken from the Paradise Isle: The Hoshida Family Story, University Press of Colorado",
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          "ref": "2011 November 18, Ryan Allis, “From Dumpster Diving to Running a $50 Million Company”, in Time",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "word": "床墊"
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      "roman": "chuángdiàn",
      "sense": "thin mattress placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame",
      "word": "床垫"
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      "sense": "thin mattress placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame",
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      "sense": "thin mattress placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame",
      "word": "布团"
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      "sense": "thin mattress placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame",
      "word": "futono"
    },
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      "word": "futon"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "futon"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Futon"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "thin mattress placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "materasso giapponese"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      ],
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    },
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    },
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      "sense": "thin mattress placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame",
      "word": "蒲団"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "huton",
      "sense": "thin mattress placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame",
      "word": "후톤"
    },
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "phuton",
      "sense": "thin mattress placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "फुतोन"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "футо́н"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "cy",
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      ],
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      "sense": "a Japanese cushion for meditation",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "فُوتُون يَابَانِيّ"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "a Japanese cushion for meditation",
      "word": "布團"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùtuán",
      "sense": "a Japanese cushion for meditation",
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    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zuòdiàn",
      "sense": "a Japanese cushion for meditation",
      "word": "坐垫"
    },
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      "sense": "a Japanese cushion for meditation",
      "word": "蒲團"
    },
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      "sense": "a Japanese cushion for meditation",
      "word": "蒲团"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "a Japanese cushion for meditation",
      "word": "futon"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a Japanese cushion for meditation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Futon"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a Japanese cushion for meditation",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "huton",
      "sense": "a Japanese cushion for meditation",
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
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}

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