Tonkinese

== English == === Etymology === From Tonkin +‎ -ese. === Adjective === Tonkinese (not comparable) Of or relating to Tonkin, the northern part of Vietnam. === Noun === Tonkinese (plural Tonkinese or Tonkineses) (chiefly in the plural) A person from Tonkin. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Tonkinese. (countable) A domestic cat of a breed that is a cross between the Siamese and Burmese. Synonym: (abbreviation) Tonk ==== Usage notes ==== As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Tonkinese", "writing about Tonkinese cuisine as a Tonkinese") is uncommon and often taken as grammatically incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Tonkinese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Tonkinese cuisine as a Tonkinese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only primarily used as an adjective or as a plural noun. (This applies to the sense "a person from Tonkin".) ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Tonkinese The language of Tonkin; northern Vietnamese. === See also === Tonkinese (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Tonkinese on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons