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Thun

/tʊn/

Thun proper noun: a city and municipality of Bern canton, Switzerland.

Proper noun

Thun

  1. A city and municipality of Bern canton, Switzerland.
  2. An Alpine lake, which took its name from the city of Thun, on its northern shore: see Lake Thun.

Thun meaning in Malayalam, Arabic and Persian

Thun in Malayalam

city and municipality
ടൂൺ ṭūṇ

Thun in Arabic

city and municipality
ثون

Thun in Persian

city and municipality
تون

Origin of Thun

From Medieval Latin Tuno, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“fortified town”), named before it fell to Rome.

Words formed from Thun

Questions about Thun

What does Thun mean?
Thun means a city and municipality of Bern canton, Switzerland.
What is Thun in Malayalam?
Thun in Malayalam is ടൂൺ (ṭūṇ). See Thun meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is Thun?
Thun is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Thun?
Thun is pronounced /tʊn/.

Words near Thun in the dictionary

  1. thumpt
  2. thumpy
  3. thumri
  4. thumris
  5. Thums
  6. Thun
  7. Thunaojam
  8. Thunar
  9. Thunberg
  10. thunbergia
  11. Thunbergian

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