tonton

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See also: tontón

French

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tonton m (plural tontons)

  1. (childish) uncle
    Synonym: (formal) oncle
  2. (police slang) snitch, informer

See also

Further reading

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French tonton.

Pronunciation

Noun

tonton

  1. uncle
    Synonym: nonk
  2. old man

Derived terms

Adjective

tonton

  1. huge
  2. large, big

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tonton, from Javanese ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (tonton).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔn.tɔn/
  • Rhymes: -tɔn
  • Hyphenation: ton‧ton

Verb

tonton (active menonton, or, colloquially nonton, passive ditonton)

  1. to see, to watch

Derived terms

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

tonton

  1. Rōmaji transcription of とんとん

Javanese

Romanization

tonton

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (tonton).

Pronunciation

Verb

tonton (Jawi spelling تونتون)

  1. to view; to watch
    Synonym: tengok
    Mathan tengah tonton apa sekarang?
    What is Mathan watching right now?

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tonton

Further reading

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French tonton.

Pronunciation

Noun

tonton

  1. uncle
    Synonyms: chacha, mama

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French tonton.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tonton]
  • Hyphenation: ton‧ton

Adjective

tonton

  1. (informal, endearing, of a person) cute, lovely, pleasant (generally said of elders)

Synonyms