Etymology

toon

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Today it means: A cartoon, especially an animated television show. Full definition →

Hindi तून ← Sanskrit तुणि
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toon · noun1

Abbreviation of cartoon.

toon · noun2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromतुणि“Cedrela toona”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromतून
  3. English todaytoon

Borrowed from Hindi तून (tūn), from Sanskrit तुणि (tuṇi, “Cedrela toona”).

toon · noun3

  1. Middle English · inherited fromtoun, town, towne
  2. English todaytoon

Standard spelling for a dialectal phonological preservation of Middle English toun, town, towne (and other forms), which was pronounced the same as this dialectal form, with the now-standard form town having diverged therefrom by action of the Great Vowel Shift. See town for further etymology. See also me (dialectal form of my), hoose (“house”), thoo (“thou”), and oot (“out”), for similar cases.

Toon · proper noun4

(in Newcastle) Geordie pronunciation spelling of town.

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