Tonkinese
adjective, noun
Tonkinese is spelled T-O-N-K-I-N-E-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Tonkinese means “Of or relating to Tonkin, the northern part of Vietnam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Tonkinese?
| Letters | 9: T-O-N-K-I-N-E-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Tonkinese?
Tonkinese appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Tonkinese
- Tonkineses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Tonkinese mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Tonkin, the northern part of Vietnam.
noun
- 1
A person from Tonkin.
- 2
A domestic cat of a breed that is a cross between the Siamese and Burmese.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tonkinese in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cat breed:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Tonkinese come from?
From Tonkin + -ese.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).