tune

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• /tjuːn/ non-yod-coalescence
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• /tʃuːn/ yod-coalescence
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• /tuːn/ yod-dropping
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• Canada, Wales: /tɪu̯n/
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• rhymes with -uːn
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• homophone: chewn (yod-coalescence)
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• homophone: toon (yod-dropping)
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• CMU ARPABET: T UW1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English tune, an unexplained variant of tone, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “a tone”). Doublet of tone, ton, and tonus.

170 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Spanish: temazo — Translations
• Albanian: melodi — melody
• Arabic: لَحْن (laḥn) — melody
• Armenian: մեղեդի (meġedi) — melody
• Azerbaijani: nəğmə — melody
• Basque: melodia — melody
• Belarusian: мело́дыя (mjelódyja) — melody
• Belarusian: маты́ў (matýw) — melody
• Belarusian: напе́ў (napjéw) — melody
• Bulgarian: мело́дия (melódija) — melody
• Bulgarian: моти́в (motív) — melody
• Bulgarian: напе́в (napév) — melody
• Burmese: တေးသွား (te:swa:) — melody
• Catalan: melodia — melody
• Chinese: чүзы (čüzɨ) — melody
• Chinese: чүр (čür) — melody
• Chinese Mandarin: 曲調 /曲调 (qǔdiào) — melody
• Chinese Mandarin: 曲子 (qǔzi) — melody
• Chinese Mandarin: 樂曲 /乐曲 (yuèqǔ) — melody
• Czech: melodie — melody
• Czech: nápěv — melody
• Danish: melodi — melody
• Dutch: melodie — melody
• Esperanto: melodio — melody
• Estonian: meloodia — melody
• Finnish: sävel — melody
• French: mélodie — melody
• French: air — melody
• Galician: melodía — melody
• Georgian: მელოდია (melodia) — melody
• German: Melodie — melody
• Greek: μελωδία (melodía) — melody
• Ancient Greek: μέλος (mélos) — melody
• Hebrew: מַנְגִּינָה (manginá) — melody
• Hindi: धुन (dhun) — melody
• Hungarian: dallam — melody
• Hungarian: melódia — melody
• Irish: tiúin — melody
• Italian: melodia — melody
• Japanese: 曲 (kyoku) — melody
• Japanese: チューン (chūn) — melody
• Japanese: 楽曲 (gakkyoku) — melody
• Japanese: 旋律 (senritsu) — melody
• Kalmyk: эгшг (egşg) — melody
• Khmer: បទភ្លេង (bɑt phleing) — melody
• Korean: 곡 (gok) — melody
• Korean: 곡조 (gokjo) — melody
• Korean: 악곡 (akgok) — melody
• Korean: 선율 (seonyul) — melody
• Lao: ທໍານອງ (tham nǭng) — melody
• Latin: canor — melody
• Latvian: melodija — melody
• Lithuanian: melodija — melody
• Macedonian: мелодија (melodija) — melody
• Macedonian: напев (napev) — melody
• Mongolian: ая (aja) — melody
• Norwegian Bokmål: melodi — melody
• Plautdietsch: Wies — melody
• Polish: melodia — melody
• Portuguese: melodia — melody
• Romanian: melodie — melody
• Russian: мело́дия (melódija) — melody
• Russian: моти́в (motív) — melody
• Russian: напе́в (napév) — melody
• Scottish Gaelic: port — melody
• Scottish Gaelic: fonn — melody
• Scottish Gaelic: mànran — melody
• Serbo-Croatian: мѐло̄дија — melody
• Serbo-Croatian: mèlōdija — melody
• Slovak: melódia — melody
• Slovak: nápev — melody
• Slovene: melodija — melody
• Spanish: melodía — melody
• Swedish: melodi — melody
• Tagalog: tunig — melody
• Thai: ทํานอง (tam-nɔɔng) — melody
• Tocharian B: kene — melody
• Ukrainian: мело́дія (melódija) — melody
• Ukrainian: моти́в (motýv) — melody
• Ukrainian: на́спів (náspiv) — melody
• Vietnamese: điệu nhạc — melody
• Vietnamese: âm điệu — melody
• Zazaki: hewa (diq) — melody
• Azerbaijani: mahnı — song, short musical composition
• Basque: doinu — song, short musical composition
• Bulgarian: пе́сен (pésen) — song, short musical composition
• Catalan: tonada — song, short musical composition
• Finnish: sävelmä — song, short musical composition
• Finnish: ralli — song, short musical composition
• Finnish: laulelma — song, short musical composition
• Hebrew: שִׁיר (shir) — song, short musical composition
• Hindi: धुन (dhun) — song, short musical composition
• Irish: tiúin — song, short musical composition
• Italian: composizione — song, short musical composition
• Latin: canor — song, short musical composition
• Russian: мело́дия (melódija) — song, short musical composition
• Spanish: tonada — song, short musical composition
• Swedish: låt — song, short musical composition
• Swedish: melodi — song, short musical composition
• Tagalog: tunig — song, short musical composition
• Ottoman Turkish: ایر (ır) — song, short musical composition
• Ottoman Turkish: شرقی (şarkı) — song, short musical composition
• Bulgarian: настро́йка (nastrójka) — informal: act of tuning
• Finnish: säätö — informal: act of tuning
• Finnish: tuunaus — informal: act of tuning
• Italian: regolazione — informal: act of tuning
• Italian: messa a punto — informal: act of tuning
• Portuguese: tunar — informal: act of tuning
• Russian: настро́йка (nastrójka) — informal: act of tuning
• Finnish: vire — state of being correctly tuned
• Russian: настро́енный (nastrójennyj) — state of being correctly tuned
• Bulgarian: настройвам (nastrojvam) — to adjust a musical instrument
• Catalan: afinar — to adjust a musical instrument
• Chinese Mandarin: 調音 /调音 (tiáoyīn) — to adjust a musical instrument
• Czech: ladit — to adjust a musical instrument
• Dutch: afstemmen — to adjust a musical instrument
• Dutch: stemmen — to adjust a musical instrument
• Esperanto: agordi — to adjust a musical instrument
• Finnish: virittää — to adjust a musical instrument
• French: accorder — to adjust a musical instrument
• Galician: afinar — to adjust a musical instrument
• Galician: temperar — to adjust a musical instrument
• German: stimmen — to adjust a musical instrument
• Greek: κουρδίζω (kourdízo) — to adjust a musical instrument
• Hungarian: hangol — to adjust a musical instrument
• Irish: tiúin — to adjust a musical instrument
• Irish: tiúnáil — to adjust a musical instrument
• Italian: accordare — to adjust a musical instrument
• Korean: 조율하다 (joyulhada) — to adjust a musical instrument
• Polish: stroić — to adjust a musical instrument
• Portuguese: afinar — to adjust a musical instrument
• Scottish Gaelic: gleus — to adjust a musical instrument
• Spanish: afinar — to adjust a musical instrument
• Swedish: stämma — to adjust a musical instrument
• Tagalog: itunig — to adjust a musical instrument
• Thai: ตั้งเสียง — to adjust a musical instrument
• Thai: เทียบเสียง — to adjust a musical instrument
• Turkish: akort etmek — to adjust a musical instrument
• Turkish: akortlamak — to adjust a musical instrument
• Bulgarian: настройвам (nastrojvam) — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Danish: justere — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Esperanto: agordi — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Esperanto: akomodi — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Finnish: virittää — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Irish: tiúnáil — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Italian: regolare — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Italian: registrare — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Italian: mettere a punto — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Portuguese: ajustar — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Spanish: afinar — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Spanish: tunear — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Swedish: justera — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Thai: ปรับแต่ง — to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally
• Bulgarian: настройвам (nastrojvam) — to adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel
• French: syntoniser — to adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel
• Galician: sintonizar — to adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel
• Irish: tiúnáil — to adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel
• Portuguese: sintonizar — to adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel
• Spanish: sintonizar — to adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel
• Spanish: tunear — to adapt to or direct towards a particular target
• Spanish: afinar — to adapt to or direct towards a particular target
• Finnish: virittää — to make more precise, intense, or effective
• Italian: affinare — to make more precise, intense, or effective
• Portuguese: afinar — to make more precise, intense, or effective
• Portuguese: ajustar — to make more precise, intense, or effective
• Spanish: afinar — to make more precise, intense, or effective
• Spanish: tunear — to make more precise, intense, or effective
• Chinese Mandarin: 調教 /调教 (tiáojiào) — to adjust the parameters of singing voice synthesis software
• Japanese: 調教 (chōkyō) — to adjust the parameters of singing voice synthesis software
• Japanese: 調声 (chōsei) — to adjust the parameters of singing voice synthesis software