Tonkinese
Tonkinese adjective: of or relating to Tonkin, the northern part of Vietnam.
Adjective
Tonkinese (not comparable)
Noun
Tonkinese (plural Tonkinese or Tonkineses)
- A person from Tonkin.
- The Occidental who lives in that splendid house on the Phù-Cam is married to a Tonkinese. It's more than ten years ago he brought her here. He has never had any second wives. He gave his father-in-law a teakwood coffin.1925, Cl Chivas-Baron, Three Women of Annam, page 124
- A great number of Legionaires had married Tonkineses and had children by them. According to French law, a child born on French soil is a citizen of France, whether the father and mother are French or not, so also in Indo-China[…]1962, Anuruddha, The Protecting Hand
- A domestic cat of a breed that is a cross between the Siamese and Burmese.
- Do not consider bringing home a Tonkinese unless you have time in your life for games[…]2001, Lorraine Shelton, The Guide to Owning a Tonkinese Cat, TFH Publications, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- Tonk
Proper noun
Tonkinese
- The language of Tonkin; northern Vietnamese.
Synonyms of Tonkinese
Forms of Tonkinese
| plural | Tonkinese |
|---|---|
| plural | Tonkineses |
Origin of Tonkinese
From Tonkin + -ese.
Questions about Tonkinese
- What does Tonkinese mean?
- Tonkinese means of or relating to Tonkin, the northern part of Vietnam.
- What part of speech is Tonkinese?
- Tonkinese can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
Words near Tonkinese in the dictionary
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