Etymology

tonga

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Today it means: A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Full definition →

Hindi टाँगा
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tonga · noun1

  1. Hindi · derived fromटाँगा
  2. English todaytonga

From Hindi टाँगा (ṭāṅgā).

tonga · noun2

From Tonga.

Tonga · proper noun3

  1. Samoan · derived fromtoga“southern”
  2. Tongan · derived fromTonga
  3. English todayTonga

From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).

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