Etymology

tonal

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Today it means: Of or relating to tones or tonality. Full definition →

Nahuatl tōnalli
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tonal · adjective1

From tone + -al.

tonal · noun2

  1. Nahuatl · derived fromtōnalli“day, day sign”
  2. English todaytonal

From Nahuatl tōnalli (“day, day sign”).

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