tông

See also: tong, tóng, tòng, tōng, tổng, tǒng, and tǫng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˧]

Etymology 1

From French ton.

Noun

tông

(color) tone, shade
(sound) tone

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宗.

Noun

tông

(taxonomy) tribe

Etymology 3

Compare tung.

Verb

tông

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to crash into; to collide with; to hit

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