tông

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˧]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French ton.

Noun

tông

1. (color) tone, shade
2. (sound) tone

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宗.

Noun

tông

1. (taxonomy) tribe

Etymology 3

Compare tung.

Verb

tông

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