English Explanatory Dictionary

Tonga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.
name
  1. A Bantu language, in the Nyasa branch, spoken in Malawi.
name
  1. A Bantu language, in the Botatwe branch, spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
name
  1. A Bantu language spoken in Mozambique.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. A barangay of Balud, Masbate, Philippines.
noun
  1. A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
noun
  1. A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɒŋ.ə/ /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/ /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/ /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/ /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Tonga.wav en-us-Tonga.ogg

Word forms

Tonga Tongas tanga

Etymology

From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).

Synonyms

Chitonga Zambezi Gitonga

Related words

tonga bean

Derived words

Tonga Trench
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