tonya

See also: Tonya

English

Etymology

From Japanese 問屋 (ton'ya).

Noun

tonya (plural tonya)

  1. (historical) A trade broker in Japan, usually a wholesaler, warehouse manager, or shipment manager.

Anagrams

Catalan
tonya d'Alacant

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin tunna. Doublet of tona.

Pronunciation

Noun

tonya f (plural tonyes) (Valencia)

  1. a type of sweet bun similar to a brioche
    Synonyms: mona, fogassa, pa socarrat
  2. (colloquial) violent blow

Further reading

Kikuyu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɔːɲa/
This o is pronounced long.[1]

Verb

tonya (infinitive gũtonya)

  1. to enter

Antonyms

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

  • mũrimũ ndũrĩ hinya ũgĩtonya mwĩrĩ ta ũkiuma

References
  1. “tonya” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 460. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
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