tôn

See also: Tôn and Appendix:Variations of "ton"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宗 (“lineage, ancestry, ancestor, clan”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ton˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [toŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [toŋ˧˧]
Homophone: Tôn

Noun

tôn

(only in compounds) lineage, ancestry
(only in compounds) ancestor, clan

Derived terms

tôn giáo

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