"Tonkin" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Tonkins [plural]
Etymology: From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Thomas. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Tonkin (plural Tonkins)
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
    Sense id: en-Tonkin-en-name-7rrtY8Fk Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Tonquin [alternative], Tong-King [alternative]
Etymology: From French Tonkin, from Vietnamese Đông Kinh (“Hanoi; its former kingdom”), from đông (“east, eastern”) + kinh (“capital”), from Middle Chinese 東京 (tuŋ kˠiæŋ), q.v. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Tonkin}} French Tonkin, {{der|en|vi|Đông Kinh||Hanoi; its former kingdom}} Vietnamese Đông Kinh (“Hanoi; its former kingdom”), {{der|en|ltc|東京}} Middle Chinese 東京 (tuŋ kˠiæŋ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tonkin
  1. (archaic) Synonym of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Tags: archaic Categories (place): Cities in Vietnam, National capitals, Places in Vietnam, Vietnam Synonyms: Hanoi [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Tonkin-en-name-NRflUFXP Disambiguation of Vietnam: 2 23 26 25 21 3 Categories (other): Vietnam War Disambiguation of Vietnam War: 9 17 20 19 17 19
  2. (historical) A former kingdom in northern Vietnam. Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical polities, Places in Vietnam, Vietnam
    Sense id: en-Tonkin-en-name-7IlJa0iA Disambiguation of Vietnam: 2 23 26 25 21 3 Categories (other): Vietnam War Disambiguation of Vietnam War: 9 17 20 19 17 19
  3. (historical) A former protectorate in northern Vietnam, a colony of France. Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical dependent territories, Places in France, Places in Vietnam, France, Vietnam
    Sense id: en-Tonkin-en-name-jIgclVYP Disambiguation of France: 7 5 5 61 14 9 Disambiguation of Vietnam: 2 23 26 25 21 3 Categories (other): Dependent territories of France, Vietnam War Disambiguation of Vietnam War: 9 17 20 19 17 19
  4. Short for Gulf of Tonkin, a gulf in northern Vietnam. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Gulf of Tonkin (extra: a gulf in northern Vietnam) Categories (place): Gulfs, Places in Vietnam, Seas, Vietnam Derived forms: Gulf of Tonkin, Tonkinese, Tonkin pit viper
    Sense id: en-Tonkin-en-name-FwlS9cF5 Disambiguation of Seas: 23 3 2 2 41 28 Disambiguation of Vietnam: 2 23 26 25 21 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Vietnam War Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 3 2 1 48 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 2 2 2 34 23 3 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 1 1 1 36 24 2 25 Disambiguation of Vietnam War: 9 17 20 19 17 19
  5. Short for Gulf of Tonkin incident, a 1964 event used to increase US involvement in the Vietnamese Civil War. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Gulf of Tonkin incident (extra: a 1964 event used to increase US involvement in the Vietnamese Civil War)
    Sense id: en-Tonkin-en-name-CKR8MRRg Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Vietnam War Disambiguation of Vietnam War: 9 17 20 19 17 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [French]

IPA: /tɔ̃.kɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Charpennes-Tonkin.wav Forms: Tonking [alternative]
Etymology: From Vietnamese Đông Kinh, a former name for Hanoi. Also see Pékin (“Beijing”) and Nankin (“Nanjing”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|vi|Đông Kinh}} Vietnamese Đông Kinh Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Tonkin m
  1. (history) the northern part of Vietnam, a former French colonial region Tags: masculine Categories (topical): History, History of Asia, History of France
    Sense id: en-Tonkin-fr-name-AWb7KxNd Disambiguation of History of Asia: 59 41 Disambiguation of History of France: 88 12 Categories (other): French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 49 51 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. A gulf in northern Vietnam: the Gulf of Tonkin Tags: masculine Categories (place): Gulfs, Places in Vietnam, Seas Derived forms: golfe du Tonkin, haricot du Tonkin, Tonkinois, tonkinois Related terms: Annam, Cochinchine
    Sense id: en-Tonkin-fr-name-tWpdXEaj Disambiguation of Seas: 17 83 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 49 51

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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