tổng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tong"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 總 (“overall; arch-”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Noun

tổng

  1. (arithmetic) a sum
  2. (historical) a canton (small administrative unit)
  3. (historical, by extension, chiefly in title for addressing) a chief official governing such a canton
    Tổng Cóc ― the canton chief called Cóc

See also

  • cai tổng
  • chánh tổng
  • hàng tổng
  • phó tổng

Prefix

tổng

  1. (religion) arch-
    tổng giám mục ― archbishop
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