tonton

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɔ̃.tɔ̃/
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Noun

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tonton m (plural tontons)

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

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Further reading

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French tonton.

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Noun

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tonton

  1. uncle
    Synonym: nonk
  2. old man

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Adjective

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tonton

  1. huge
  2. large, big

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. to see, to watch

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Japanese

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Romanization

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tonton

  1. Rōmaji transcription of とんとん

Javanese

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Romanization

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tonton

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀

Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (tonton).

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Verb

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tonton (Jawi spelling تونتون)

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

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: tonton

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Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French tonton.

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Noun

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tonton

  1. uncle
    Synonyms: chacha, mama

Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French tonton.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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tonton

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

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