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Tonga¹
- /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ UK
- /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/ UK
- /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/ US
- /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/ US
- /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɒŋə, Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə, Rhymes: -əʊŋə
Where it comes from
From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).
proper noun
- A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.
Tonga²
- /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ UK
- /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/ UK
- /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/ US
- /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/ US
- /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɒŋə, Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə, Rhymes: -əʊŋə
proper noun
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A Bantu language, in the Nyasa branch, spoken in Malawi.
Similar: Chitonga
Tonga³
- /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ UK
- /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/ UK
- /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/ US
- /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/ US
- /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɒŋə, Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə, Rhymes: -əʊŋə
Tonga⁴
- /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ UK
- /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/ UK
- /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/ US
- /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/ US
- /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɒŋə, Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə, Rhymes: -əʊŋə
proper noun
-
A Bantu language spoken in Mozambique.
Similar: Gitonga
Tonga⁵
- /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ UK
- /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/ UK
- /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/ US
- /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/ US
- /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɒŋə, Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə, Rhymes: -əʊŋə
proper noun Tongas
- A surname.
Tonga⁶
- /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ UK
- /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/ UK
- /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/ US
- /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/ US
- /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɒŋə, Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə, Rhymes: -əʊŋə
proper noun
- A barangay of Balud, Masbate, Philippines.
tonga⁷
Where it comes from
From Hindi टाँगा (ṭāṅgā).
noun tongas · tanga
- A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Coming up along the Cart-Road a tonga passed me, and my pony, tired with standing so long, set off at a canter.
tonga⁸
Where it comes from
From Tonga.
noun
- A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: friendly islands, fiji, samoa, nicaragua, tongo, namibia, tongan, swaziland, tajikistan, amman, tong, soup, tang, tabu, ila, kermadec
Translations
Talk about this word "tonga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tonga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tonga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tonga "tonga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tonga.Cite this
@misc{tonga_2026,
title = {tonga},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tonga},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
