tôn

See also: Tôn and Appendix:Variations of "ton"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ton˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [toŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [toŋ˧˧]
• Homophone: Tôn

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 宗 (“lineage, ancestry, ancestor, clan”, SV: tông).

Noun

tôn

1. (only in compounds) lineage, ancestry
2. (only in compounds) ancestor, clan

Derived terms

• tôn giáo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French tôle.

Noun

(classifier miếng) tôn

1. sheet metal

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Welsh

Etymology

From Latin tonus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːn/

Noun

tôn f (plural tonau)

1. tone, sound

   Synonym: sain

2. tune, melody

   Synonyms: tiwn, alaw

Derived terms

• tôn gron
• tonaidd
• tonedd
• tôn-fyddar

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tôn	dôn	nhôn	thôn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “tôn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies