тон

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • (music) tone, plural: то́ны (то́ны)
  • (linguistics) tone, plural: то́ны (то́ны)
  • (of a color) tone, shade, plural: тона́ (тона́)
  • intonation
  • (physiology) muscle tone

Etymology

Derived from Latin tonus (tone, sound, thunderclap, a sound) derived from Ancient Greek τόνος (tension, strain, tone, pitch, rope, a tone, chord, sound, something stretched).

Origin

Ancient Greek

τόνος

Gloss

tension, strain, tone, pitch, rope, a tone, chord, sound, something stretched

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

音

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