different between futon vs futton

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (futon, ???), from Middle Chinese ?? (bu-dwan, “meditation cushion”) (compare Mandarin ?? (pútuán)), from ? (“cattail”) + ? (“sphere, round object”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fu?t?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?fut?n/
• Rhymes: -u?t?n

Noun

futon (plural futons)

1. A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.
2. A round cushion used for Zen meditation, traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves.

Translations

Anagrams

• fount

Esperanto

Noun

futon

1. accusative singular of futo

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese ?? (futon, ???).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?futon/, [?fut?o?n]
• Rhymes: -uton
• Syllabification: fu?ton

Noun

futon

1. futon

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese ??(???) (futon), ??(???) (futon), from Middle Chinese ?? (bu-dwan, “meditation cushion”) (compare Mandarin ?? (pútuán)), from ? (“cattail”) + ? (“sphere, round object”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?fu.t?n]
• Hyphenation: fu?ton

Noun

futon (plural futon-futon, first-person possessive futonku, second-person possessive futonmu, third-person possessive futonnya)

1. futon: a Japanese-style mattress or duvet; a thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.

   Hypernym: matras

Further reading

• “futon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

futon

1. R?maji transcription of ???

English

Noun

futton

1. Misspelling of futon.