ทุน
capital
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- 1 capital、funds、assets
- 2 scholarship、study grant
ทุน refers to something used as a base for creating value or supporting an activity. Its core meaning is capital or funds for business and investment, but in context it can also mean a scholarship or a broader kind of resource.
capital、funds、assets
Money or assets used as the base for business, investment, or an activity. It is not just money in general, but money/resources put to use as capital.
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ไม่มีทุนเปิดร้าน mây mii thun pə̀ət ráan I don't have the capital to open a shop. ไม่มีทุนเปิดร้าน details
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ต้องใช้ทุนเยอะ tɔ̂ŋ cháy thun yə́ It requires a lot of funding. ต้องใช้ทุนเยอะ details
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ขายต่ำกว่าทุน khǎay tàm kwàa thun sell below cost ขายต่ำกว่าทุน details
scholarship、study grant
Financial support given for study. The full form ทุนการศึกษา is clear, while ทุน alone can mean a scholarship in school, university, or study-abroad contexts.
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ได้ทุนการศึกษา dâay thun kaan sʉ̀ksǎa received a scholarship ได้ทุนการศึกษา details
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สมัครทุน samàk thun apply for a scholarship สมัครทุน details
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ทุนเรียนต่อต่างประเทศ thun rian tɔ̀ɔ tàaŋ prathêet a scholarship for studying abroad ทุนเรียนต่อต่างประเทศ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of ทุน is a base that can later produce value. Most commonly it refers to capital or funds used for business, investment, or a project. From there it extends to scholarships that support education, and to abstract resources such as social capital or cultural capital. It appears in many common business words, such as เงินทุน “funds,” ลงทุน “to invest,” ต้นทุน “cost,” and ขาดทุน “to make a loss.” A lump of capital or funding may be counted with ก้อน.
Usage
This word is common in conversations about starting a business, investment, funding, company management, product costs, scholarships, study abroad, education systems, and social or economic issues. It also appears naturally in everyday phrases such as ไม่มีทุน “not have the capital” and ได้ทุน “get a scholarship.”
Caution
ทุน is not the usual word for money in your wallet; it means money or resources used as a base for something. Use เงิน for money in general. When you mean scholarship and the context is not obvious, ทุนการศึกษา is clearer than ทุน alone.
Differences from similar words
1 capital synonyms
2 scholarship synonyms
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ทุนการศึกษา explicitly means scholarship. ทุน alone can mean scholarship in context, but ทุนการศึกษา is clearer when there is any chance of ambiguity.