"Tonkinese" meaning in English

See Tonkinese in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Tonkin + -ese. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Tonkin|-ese}} Tonkin + -ese Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Tonkinese (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to Tonkin, the northern part of Vietnam. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Tonkinese-en-adj-YFotGGpC

Proper name

Etymology: From Tonkin + -ese. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Tonkin|-ese}} Tonkin + -ese Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tonkinese
  1. The language of Tonkin; northern Vietnamese. Categories (lifeform): Domestic cats
    Sense id: en-Tonkinese-en-name-79wKq-IF Disambiguation of Domestic cats: 4 54 4 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ese, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 45 15 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ese: 14 44 15 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 56 9 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 46 17 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 49 10 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 65 7 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 66 7 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 49 19 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 72 5 18

Noun

Forms: Tonkinese [plural], Tonkineses [plural]
Etymology: From Tonkin + -ese. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Tonkin|-ese}} Tonkin + -ese Head templates: {{en-noun|Tonkinese|s}} Tonkinese (plural Tonkinese or Tonkineses)
  1. A person from Tonkin.
    Sense id: en-Tonkinese-en-noun-WapjbJjt
  2. A domestic cat of a breed that is a cross between the Siamese and Burmese. Synonyms: Tonk [abbreviation] Translations (cat breed): tonkinois [masculine] (French), tonchinese [masculine] (Italian), tonquinês [masculine] (Portuguese), tonkinés [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Tonkinese-en-noun-NdRHwHjh Disambiguation of 'cat breed': 6 94

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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