tun
“tun” is a Romanian word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
In Romanian
- armă de artilerie care aruncă proiectile la distanță mare; (p.gener.) nume dat tuturor armelor de artilerie.
- (pus pe lângă un verb, îi intensifică acțiunea; pe lângă un adjectiv, îi dă valoare de superlativ; adverbial)
- (înv. și pop.) tunet.
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tonus (the original meaning being "thunderclap", as with the Romance cognates). See also the doublet ton (“tone”), borrowed through French.
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