tonya

See also: Tonya

English edit

Etymology edit

From Japanese 問屋 (ton'ya).

Noun edit

tonya (plural tonya)

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

Anagrams edit

Ayton, atony, ayont

Catalan edit

tonya d'Alacant

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tonya

Etymology edit

Inherited from Late Latin tunna. Doublet of tona.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈto.ɲə]
IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈto.ɲa]

Noun edit

tonya f (plural tonyes) (Valencia)

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

Further reading edit

“tonya” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Kikuyu edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tɔːɲa/

This o is pronounced long.^[1]

Verb edit

tonya (infinitive gũtonya)

to enter

Antonyms edit

kuuma

Derived terms edit

(Proverbs)

mũrimũ ndũrĩ hinya ũgĩtonya mwĩrĩ ta ũkiuma

References edit

^ “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).

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