futon

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English

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two futons (thin mattresses)
a futon (sofa-bed)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 布団 (futon), in turn from Middle Chinese 蒲團 (MC bu dwan, “meditation cushion”) (compare Mandarin 蒲团 (pútuán)), from (buo, bulrush, cattail) + (duɑn, sphere, round object) from the way the original cushion was round and made from woven bulrushes.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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futon (plural futons or futon)

  1. A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.
    • 1891, Eliza Scidmore, Jinrikisha Days in Japan, page 145:
      The Japanese bed is the floor, with a wooden box under the neck for a pillow and a futon for a covering. To the foreigner the Japanese landlord allows five or six futons, or cotton-wadded comforters, and they make a tolerable mattress, although not springy, and rather apt to be damp and musty.
    • 1904, Clarence Ludlow Brownell, The Heart of Japan: Glimpses of Life and Nature Far from the Travellers’ Track in the Land of the Rising Sun, London: Methuen & Co., [], page 54:
      The futon are easily aired, and may be carried about readily when moving.
    • 1981, The East, page 66:
      Normally one or two futon are laid on tatami, several inches of straw matting recessed into the floor, providing a firm but extremely comfortable night’s rest.
    • 2015, Heidi Kim, editor, Taken from the Paradise Isle: The Hoshida Family Story, University Press of Colorado, →ISBN:
      Some futon (cotton-filled comforters and mattresses) were piled in one corner and few clothing belonging to father hung on some nails on the wall.
  2. A round cushion used for Zen meditation, traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves.
  3. A specific kind of sofa-bed, with a fixed cushion that forms a mattress when folded down and a sofa when folded up.
    • 2011 November 18, Ryan Allis, “From Dumpster Diving to Running a $50 Million Company”, in Time[1]:
      I was 18 years old, sleeping on a futon, cooking on a George Foreman grill and showering at a friend's house every few days.

Translations

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Anagrams

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Esperanto

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Noun

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futon

  1. accusative singular of futo

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Japanese 布団 (futon, ふとん).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfuton/, [ˈfut̪o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -uton
  • Syllabification(key): fu‧ton

Noun

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futon

  1. futon

Declension

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Inflection of futon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative futon futonit
genitive futonin futonien
futoneiden
futoneitten
partitive futonia futoneita
futoneja
illative futoniin futoneihin
singular plural
nominative futon futonit
accusative nom. futon futonit
gen. futonin
genitive futonin futonien
futoneiden
futoneitten
partitive futonia futoneita
futoneja
inessive futonissa futoneissa
elative futonista futoneista
illative futoniin futoneihin
adessive futonilla futoneilla
ablative futonilta futoneilta
allative futonille futoneille
essive futonina futoneina
translative futoniksi futoneiksi
abessive futonitta futoneitta
instructive futonein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of futon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative futonini futonini
accusative nom. futonini futonini
gen. futonini
genitive futonini futonieni
futoneideni
futoneitteni
partitive futoniani futoneitani
futonejani
inessive futonissani futoneissani
elative futonistani futoneistani
illative futoniini futoneihini
adessive futonillani futoneillani
ablative futoniltani futoneiltani
allative futonilleni futoneilleni
essive futoninani futoneinani
translative futonikseni futoneikseni
abessive futonittani futoneittani
instructive
comitative futoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative futonisi futonisi
accusative nom. futonisi futonisi
gen. futonisi
genitive futonisi futoniesi
futoneidesi
futoneittesi
partitive futoniasi futoneitasi
futonejasi
inessive futonissasi futoneissasi
elative futonistasi futoneistasi
illative futoniisi futoneihisi
adessive futonillasi futoneillasi
ablative futoniltasi futoneiltasi
allative futonillesi futoneillesi
essive futoninasi futoneinasi
translative futoniksesi futoneiksesi
abessive futonittasi futoneittasi
instructive
comitative futoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative futonimme futonimme
accusative nom. futonimme futonimme
gen. futonimme
genitive futonimme futoniemme
futoneidemme
futoneittemme
partitive futoniamme futoneitamme
futonejamme
inessive futonissamme futoneissamme
elative futonistamme futoneistamme
illative futoniimme futoneihimme
adessive futonillamme futoneillamme
ablative futoniltamme futoneiltamme
allative futonillemme futoneillemme
essive futoninamme futoneinamme
translative futoniksemme futoneiksemme
abessive futonittamme futoneittamme
instructive
comitative futoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative futoninne futoninne
accusative nom. futoninne futoninne
gen. futoninne
genitive futoninne futonienne
futoneidenne
futoneittenne
partitive futonianne futoneitanne
futonejanne
inessive futonissanne futoneissanne
elative futonistanne futoneistanne
illative futoniinne futoneihinne
adessive futonillanne futoneillanne
ablative futoniltanne futoneiltanne
allative futonillenne futoneillenne
essive futoninanne futoneinanne
translative futoniksenne futoneiksenne
abessive futonittanne futoneittanne
instructive
comitative futoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative futoninsa futoninsa
accusative nom. futoninsa futoninsa
gen. futoninsa
genitive futoninsa futoniensa
futoneidensa
futoneittensa
partitive futoniaan
futoniansa
futoneitaan
futonejaan
futoneitansa
futonejansa
inessive futonissaan
futonissansa
futoneissaan
futoneissansa
elative futonistaan
futonistansa
futoneistaan
futoneistansa
illative futoniinsa futoneihinsa
adessive futonillaan
futonillansa
futoneillaan
futoneillansa
ablative futoniltaan
futoniltansa
futoneiltaan
futoneiltansa
allative futonilleen
futonillensa
futoneilleen
futoneillensa
essive futoninaan
futoninansa
futoneinaan
futoneinansa
translative futonikseen
futoniksensa
futoneikseen
futoneiksensa
abessive futonittaan
futonittansa
futoneittaan
futoneittansa
instructive
comitative futoneineen
futoneinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Indonesian

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futon

Etymology

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From Japanese 布団(ふとん) (futon), 布團(ふとん) (futon), from Middle Chinese 蒲團 (bu-dwan, meditation cushion) (compare Mandarin 蒲团 (pútuán)), from (buo, cattail) + (duɑn, sphere, round object).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Japanese

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Romanization

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futon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ふとん