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khon
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Thai ??? (k?on).
Noun
khon (uncountable)
- A Thai form of dance with music and narration.
Anagrams
- Kohn, honk
Pnar
Etymology
From Proto-Khasian *k??n, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kuun ~ *ku?n. Cognate with Khasi khun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??n/
Noun
khon
- child
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thon
English
Etymology
Proposed in 1858 by Charles Crozat Converse from that + one.
Compare also dialectal English and Scots thon (“that; yon”, adjective; pronoun), which is a blend of that +? yon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ð?n/
Pronoun
thon (third-person singular, gender-neutral, possessive thons, reflexive thonself)
- (nonstandard, rare, see usage notes) they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
- (nonstandard, rare, see usage notes) them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her.
Usage notes
A neologism when Charles Crozat Converse coined it in 1858, thon has seen limited use since then.
Synonyms
- (as subject): (singular) they
- (as object): (singular) them
- (neologism) ey, e, sie, shi, ze, per, co
Hyponyms
- (as subject): he, she
- (as object): him, her
Derived terms
- (neologism) thons
- (neologism) thonself
See also
- other attested gender-neutral pronouns
References
Further reading
- Gender-specific and gender-neutral pronouns on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- no'th
French
Etymology
From Latin thunnus, thynnus (itself from Ancient Greek ?????? (thúnnos)), possibly through the intermediate of Old Occitan ton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??/
- Homophones: thons, ton, tond, tonds, tons
Noun
thon m (plural thons)
- tuna
- (derogatory) an ugly woman
Synonyms
- (ugly woman): cageot, morue,
Derived terms
- thon rouge
- thonaire
- thonier
Further reading
- “thon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
First attested 1393 as ton. Borrowed from Latin thunnus, thynnus, possibly via Old Occitan ton although the Middle French is attested earlier than the Old Occitan.
Noun
thon m (plural thons)
- tuna (fish)
Descendants
- French: ton
References
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ðon], [ð?n]
Adjective
thon (not comparable)
- Alternative form of yon
Pronoun
thon
- Alternative form of yon
Adverb
thon (not comparable)
- Alternative form of yon
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [t??n??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [t?????]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [t?????]
Adjective
thon • (?, ?, ?)
- tapering, tapered
- slender
Derived terms
Related terms
- thuôn
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