futon

See also: Futon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 布団 (futon, ふとん), from Middle Chinese 蒲團 (bu-dwan, “meditation cushion”) (compare Mandarin 蒲团 (pútuán)), from 蒲 (“cattail”) + 團 (“sphere, round object”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfuːtɒn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfutɑn/
Rhymes: -uːtɒn

Noun

futon (plural futons)

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

Translations

thin mattress placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame

Arabic: فُوتُون‎‎ m (futūn), فُوتُون يَابَانِيّ‎‎ m (fūtūn yābāniyy)
Bulgarian: шалте n (šalte)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 床墊 (zh), 床垫 (zh) (chuángdiàn), 布團, 布团 (bùtuán)
Finnish: futon (fi)
French: futon (fr) m
German: Futon (de) m

Italian: materasso giapponese m, futon m
Japanese: 布団 (ja) (ふとん, futon), ふとん (ja) (futon), 蒲団 (ふとん, futon)
Korean: 후톤 (huton)
Marathi: फुतोन f (futona)
Russian: футо́н (ru) m (futón)
Spanish: futón m
Welsh: ffŵton m, ffwtonau m pl

a Japanese cushion for meditation

Arabic: فُوتُون‎‎ m (futūn), فُوتُون يَابَانِيّ‎‎ m (fūtūn yābāniyy)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 布團, 布团 (bùtuán), 坐垫 (zh) (zuòdiàn), 蒲團 (zh), 蒲团 (zh) (pútuán)
Finnish: futon (fi)
German: Futon (de) m

Italian: futon m
Japanese: 布団 (ja) (ふとん, futon), ふとん (ja) (futon), 蒲団 (ふとん, futon)
Korean: 후톤 (huton)
Russian: футо́н (ru) m (futón)

Anagrams

fount

Esperanto

Noun

futon

accusative singular of futo

Japanese

Romanization

futon

Rōmaji transcription of ふとん

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