Tôn Thất

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 尊室, composed of 尊 (“august”) and 室 (“chamber”), originally a

      non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 宗室 (“imperial chamber(lain)”, SV: Tông Thất), with tông perhaps euphemistically replaced with tôn to avoid referencing Emperor Thiệu Trị, whose taboo name was Nguyễn Phúc Miên Tông. A name prescribed by Emperor Minh Mạng upon male descendants of the Nguyễn Phúc lineage. Compare Tôn Nữ and tôn giáo.

      Pronunciation

      • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ton˧˧ tʰət̚˧˦]
      • (Huế) IPA(key): [toŋ˧˧ tʰək̚˦˧˥]
      • (Saigon) IPA(key): [toŋ˧˧ tʰək̚˦˥]

      Proper noun

      Tôn Thất

      1. a surname
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