tôn

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

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		توْن

Alternative forms

• tûon

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

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1988), Grammatik des Chaladsch [Grammar of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, →OCLC
• https://turkic.elegantlexicon.com/lxforms.php?lx=klj

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ton˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [toŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [toŋ˧˧]
• Homophone: Tôn

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

• tôn hiệu
• tôn kính
• tôn tạo
• tôn trọng
• tôn vinh

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 Classical 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

• tôn quý

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.

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

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