tonya

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See also: Tonya

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 問屋 (ton'ya).

Noun[edit]

tonya (plural tonya)

  1. (historical) A trade broker in Japan, usually a wholesaler, warehouse manager, or shipment manager.

Anagrams[edit]

Catalan[edit]

tonya d'Alacant
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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Late Latin tunna. Doublet of tona.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tonya f (plural tonyes) (Valencia)

  1. a type of sweet bun similar to a brioche
    Synonyms: mona, fogassa, pa socarrat
  2. (colloquial) violent blow

Further reading[edit]

Kikuyu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

This o is pronounced long.[1]

Verb[edit]

tonya (infinitive gũtonya)

  1. to enter

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

(Proverbs)

References[edit]

  1. ^ “tonya” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 460. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).