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adj
Of or relating to Tonkin, the northern part of Vietnam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
The language of Tonkin; northern Vietnamese.
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noun
A person from Tonkin.
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Usage: in-plural
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noun
A domestic cat of a breed that is a cross between the Siamese and Burmese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: Tonk
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History
Etymology tree English Tonkin Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Tonkinese From Tonkin + -ese.
Across languages
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