tonton

See also: tontón

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̃.tɔ̃/
  • (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

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̃tɔ̃/

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

  1. to see, to watch

Derived terms

  • tonton maraton

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

  • IPA(key): /tonton/
  • Rhymes: -onton, -ton, -on

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

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̃tɔ̃/

Noun

tonton

  1. uncle
    Synonyms: chacha, mama

Turkish

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

tonton

  1. chubby, podgy (informal and familiar language, generally said of elders with a nuance of cuteness)

Synonyms

Antonyms

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