TNT
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
All senses by acronymy or initialism formation or by metonymic relation thereto. The third sense is an initialism of Tagalog tago nang tago (literally “hide and hide”).
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
TNT (plural TNTs)
Abbreviation of trinitrotoluene (an explosive substance used in blasting)
Hypernym: explosive
Coordinate term: TNG
(informal, erroneous) Dynamite.
(Philippines, informal) An illegal immigrant.
==== Derived terms ====
TNT equivalent
ton of TNT
=== Proper noun ===
TNT
Initialism of Turner Network Television, a U.S. television channel.
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /te.ɛn.te/
=== Noun ===
TNT f (invariable)
(television) initialism of television numérique terrestre (“digital OTA (digital over-the-air television)”)
== Japanese ==
=== Etymology ===
From English TNT.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Tokyo) ティーエヌティー [tìíénútíꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5])IPA(key): [tʲiːe̞nɯ̟tʲiː]
=== Noun ===
TNT(ティーエヌティー) • (tī-enu-tī)
abbreviation of トリニトロトルエン (torinitorotoruen, “trinitrotoluene”)
== Portuguese ==
=== Noun ===
TNT m (uncountable) (chemistry)
abbreviation of trinitrotolueno (“trinitrotoluene”)
=== Further reading ===
“TNT”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“TNT”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Either from initialism of takbo nang takbo or tago nang tago.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtiʔenti/ [ˌt̪iː.ʔɛn̪ˈt̪ɪ]
Rhymes: -iʔenti
=== Noun ===
TNT (slang)
illegal immigrant; undocumented immigrant
==== Derived terms ====
mag-TNT
=== References ===