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Webster 1913 Edition
Toon
Toon
,Noun.
[Hind.
tun
, tūn
, Skr. tunna
.] (Bot.)
The reddish brown wood of an East Indian tree (
Cedrela Toona
) closely resembling the Spanish cedar; also. the tree itself. Definition 2024
Toon
toon
toon
English
Noun
toon (plural toons)
- (informal) A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- (informal, video games) A player's avatar or visible character in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Hindi तून (tūn), from Sanskrit तुणि (tuṇi, “Cedrela toona”).
Noun
toon (plural toons)
- A southeast Asian and Australian tree (Toona ciliata) of the mahogany family with fragrant dark red wood and flowers that yield a dye
- the wood of this tree
Synonyms
- (tree): Australian red cedar
- (wood): toonwood
Translations
the tree Toona sinsensis
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Etymology 3
Dialectal variant of town.
Pronunciation
- (Geordie) IPA(key): [tuːn]
Noun
toon (plural toons)
Translations
town — see town
See also
References
- List of English words of Sanskrit origin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Toon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch teen. The vocalism -oo- seems not present in any Dutch dialects and its origin is therefore unknown. Possibilities include: 1.) influence by English toe; 2.) hypercorrection by speakers of southern Dutch dialects, in which -oo- is often fronted to -eu-, which may further touch on -ee- via unrounding; compare Dutch zoon (“son”) with Afrikaans seun (often pronounced [sɪə̯n]).
Noun
toon (plural tone, diminutive toontjie)
- toe (part of the foot)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toːn/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): [toːn]
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): [toʊ̯n]
- Rhymes: -oːn
Noun
toon m (plural tonen, diminutive toontje n)
Derived terms
Verb
toon