tôn

See also: Tôn and Appendix:Variations of "ton"

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic توْن

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [toːn], [tu̞ːn]

Noun

tôn (definite accusative tônı, plural tônlar)

  1. shirt

Declension

Declension of tôn
singular plural
nominative tôn tônlar
genitive tônııñ tônlarııñ
dative tônqa tônlarqa
definite accusative tônı tônları
locative tônça tônlarça
ablative tônda tônlarda
instrumental tônla tônlarla
equative tônvâra tônlarvâra

References

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 尊

    Verb

    tôn

    1. to revere, to respect, to honor
      tôn làm thầy ― to honor as teacher
    2. (by extension) to strengthen and heighten
      tôn nền ― to strengthen and heighten the foundation
    3. (by extension) to accentuate
      Màu áo đen càng tôn thêm nước da trắng. ― The upper garment's black color accentuates the [wearer's] white skin
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    From etymology 1.

    Adjective

    tôn

    1. (only in compounds) revered, venerable
      • 2006 [1889], Đỗ Mộng Khương, transl., edited by Hoa Bằng, Đại Nam Liệt Truyện [Arrayed Accounts of Đại Nam], translation of original in Literary Chinese:
        Cúi xin nhận lấy danh hiệu tôn quý, hưởng nhiều Phước to lâu dài.
        [I] bow down and beg [You] to accept this venerably precious title, [and may Ye] enjoy plenty of great Blessings for evermore.
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

      Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 宗 (“lineage, ancestry, ancestor, clan”, SV: tông).

      Possibly arose from the taboo on the personal name "Nguyễn Phúc Miên Tông" (Hán tự: 阮福綿宗) of Emperor Thiệu Trị.[1]

      Noun

      tôn

      1. (only in compounds) alternative form of tông
        tôn giáo ― religion
        tôn chỉ ― main objective, purpose; mission
        tôn đường ― synonym of tông đường
        tôn tộc ― synonym of tông tộc
        Lê Thánh Tôn ― Alternative form of Lê Thánh Tông
        Hồ Tôn Hiến ― Alternative form of Hồ Tông Hiến
        Tôn Thất ― a surname
        Tôn Nữ ― a surname

      References

      1. ^ Thiếu Khanh (7 July 2019), “Những từ “kỵ húy” của người Nam bộ”, in Nhạc Xưa Thời Báo‎[1]

      Etymology 4

      Borrowed from French tôle.

      Noun

      (classifier miếng) tôn

      1. sheet metal

      Etymology 5

      Romanization

      tôn

      1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 孫

      Welsh

      Etymology

      From Middle Welsh ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus. Doublet of tiwn.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /toːn/
      • Rhymes: -oːn

      Noun

      tôn f (plural tonau)

      1. tone, sound
        Synonym: sain
      2. tune, melody
        Synonyms: tiwn, alaw

      Derived terms

      • perdon (“tune, melody”)
      • tôn gron
      • tonaidd
      • tonedd
      • tôn-fyddar

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of tôn
      radical soft nasal aspirate
      tôn dôn nhôn thôn

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      Further reading

      • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “tôn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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