thông

See also: thong and thống

Vietnamese

thông

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 松 (“pine”, SV: tùng).

Nomen

(classifier cây) thông

1. pine (tree of the genus Pinus)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 通.

Verb

thông

1. to go over or through (to); to run through; to travel through; to cross
2. to clear off; to unchoke; to unclog
3. to be in succession; to be non-stop; to be on end
4. to understand (thoroughly) and accept; to understand and agree to
5. to be familiar with; to master; to be fluent or conversant in
6. (archaic) to be sufficient; to be enough

Nomen

thông

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Short for thông phán (“secretary”).
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Short for thông ngôn (“interpreter”).

Adjective

thông

1. (Central Vietnam) good; skilled

Etymology 3

Nomen

thông

1. (Northern Vietnam) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative form of sông (“river”)