tông

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tong"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French ton.

Noun

tông

1. tone, shade (of colors)
2. tone (of sounds)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宗.

Noun

tông

1. (obsolete or only in compounds) ancestral temple; ancestry, origin, lineage

   tông đuờng ― ancestral temple's hall

   chim có tổ; nguời có tông ― Birds have nests; humans have origins.

2. (rare, only in compounds) ancestor

   tổ tông ― ancestors

3. (by extension) (taxonomy) tribe

Etymology 3

Compare tung.

Verb

tông

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