Tonkin

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Tonkin. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Tonkin, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Tonkin in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Tonkin you have here. The definition of the word Tonkin will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofTonkin, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Thomas.

Proper noun

Tonkin (plural Tonkins)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Tonkin is the 15418th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1900 individuals. Tonkin is most common among White (94.68%) individuals.

Etymology 2

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

From French Tonkin, from Vietnamese Đông Kinh (“Hanoi; its former kingdom”), from đông (“east, eastern”) + kinh (“capital”), from Middle Chinese 東京 (tuŋ kˠiæŋ), q.v.

Proper noun

Tonkin

  1. (archaic) Synonym of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
  2. (historical) A former kingdom in northern Vietnam.
  3. (historical) A former protectorate in northern Vietnam, a colony of France.
  4. Short for Gulf of Tonkin, a gulf in northern Vietnam.
  5. Short for Gulf of Tonkin incident, a 1964 event used to increase US involvement in the Vietnamese Civil War.
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vietnamese Đông Kinh, a former name for Hanoi. Also see Pékin (“Beijing”) and Nankin (“Nanjing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̃.kɛ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Tonkin m

  1. (history) the northern part of Vietnam, a former French colonial region
  2. A gulf in northern Vietnam: the Gulf of Tonkin

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Tonkin

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia