Wiktionary

tonton

See also: tontón

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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