tonganês

Portuguese

Etymology

From Tonga +‎ -n- +‎ -ês.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tõ.ɡaˈne(j)s/ [tõ.ɡaˈne(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tõ.ɡaˈne(j)ʃ/ [tõ.ɡaˈne(ɪ̯)ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tõ.ɡɐˈneʃ/

Rhymes: -eʃ
Hyphenation: ton‧ga‧nês

Adjective

tonganês (feminine tonganesa, masculine plural tonganeses, feminine plural tonganesas)

Tongan (of or relating to Tonga)

Noun

tonganês m (plural tonganeses, feminine tonganesa, feminine plural tonganesas)

Tongan (person from Tonga)
Tongan (Austronesian language spoken in Tonga)
Synonym: tonga

Further reading

“tonganês” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“tonganês” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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