tonton

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̃.tɔ̃/
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Noun[edit]

tonton m (plural tontons)

  1. (childish) uncle
    Synonym: (formal) oncle
  2. (police slang) snitch, informer

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Further reading[edit]

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French tonton.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tonton

  1. uncle
    Synonym: nonk
  2. old man

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tonton

  1. huge
  2. large, big

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Malay tonton, from Javanese ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (tonton).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔn.tɔn/
  • Rhymes: -tɔn
  • Hyphenation: ton‧ton

Verb[edit]

tonton

  1. to see, to watch

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

tonton

  1. Rōmaji transcription of とんとん

Javanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

tonton

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (tonton).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

tonton (Jawi spelling تونتون)

  1. to view; to watch
    Synonym: tengok
    Mathan tengah tonton apa sekarang?
    What is Mathan watching right now?

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: tonton

Further reading[edit]

Mauritian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French tonton.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tonton

  1. uncle
    Synonyms: chacha, mama

Turkish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [tonton]
  • Hyphenation: ton‧ton

Adjective[edit]

tonton

  1. chubby, podgy (informal and familiar language, generally said of elders with a nuance of cuteness)

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