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jong
English
Alternative forms
- dzong
Etymology
From Tibetan ???? (rdzong, “fortress, castle; province, district”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d???/
Noun
jong (plural jongs)
- A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress.
- 1933, Robert Byron, First Russia, Then Tibet, Tauris Parke 2011, p. 211:
- When they had gone I went for a solitary ride, rounding the Jong and striking out into the country through a subsidiary village.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 451:
- However, the Tibetans refused to negotiate – except on the British side of the frontier – and withdrew into their fortress, or jong.
- 2011, Peter Harrison, Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas, Osprey 2011, p. 14:
- The origin of the Tibetan dzong is not known although there is evidence of Chinese and Mongol influences in the style of their military architecture.
- 1933, Robert Byron, First Russia, Then Tibet, Tauris Parke 2011, p. 211:
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch jongen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j??/
Noun
jong (plural jongens)
- A male servant.
- (rare) A boy.
- Synonym: seun
Related terms
- jonk
Adjective
jong
- attributive form of jonk
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch jonc, from Old Dutch jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h?yuh?n??ós. Compare German jung, English young, Danish ung, Icelandic ungur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j??/
- Rhymes: -??
Adjective
jong (comparative jonger, superlative jongst)
- young
- new
Inflection
Antonyms
- oud
Noun
jong n (plural jongen, diminutive jonkie n or jongske n)
- A young: a young being, especially an animal.
Verb
jong
- first-person singular present indicative of jongen
- imperative of jongen
See also
- jongen
Garo
Noun
jong
- younger brother
Synonyms
- jonggipa (formal)
- jojong
- angjong
Limburgish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch jonc, from Old Dutch jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h?yuh?n??ós.
Adjective
jong
- young
Antonyms
- aajd
Noun
jong m (plural jonges)
- boy, young guy
- (colloquial, Maastrichtian) a colloquial term of address for a man, along the lines of e.g. mate
- A young: a young being, especially an animal.
Related terms
- jungske (diminutive)
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jo?/
- Rhymes: -o?
Adjective
jong (masculine jongen, neuter jongt, comparative méi jong, superlative am jéngsten)
- (regional, dated) Alternative form of jonk
Declension
Related terms
- Jong
- Jongfra
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Min Nan ? (tsûng), from Proto-Min *-džion? (“ship, boat”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-law? (“boat”). Compare Old Chinese ? (OC *?ljon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d????/
- Rhymes: -d????, -??
- Hyphenation: jong
Noun
jong (Jawi spelling ????, plural jong-jong, informal 1st possessive jongku, impolite 2nd possessive jongmu, 3rd possessive jongnya)
- Jong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship)
Further reading
- “jong” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o??/
Noun
jong
- monkey
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40
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tong
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /t??/
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Old English tange, from Proto-Germanic *tang?, from Proto-Indo-European *den?- (“to bite”). Cognate with Old Norse t?ng (modern Icelandic töng), Old High German zanga (modern German Zange). Other cognates include Sanskrit ???? (dá?ati, “to bite”) and Albanian dang (“bite, nip”).
Noun
tong (plural tongs)
- An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
- 1998, Alberdina Houtman, Marcel Poorthuis, Joshua Schwartz (editors), Sanctity of time and space in tradition and modernity, page 232:
- […] these attributes are concrete expressions of God's care and providence and therefore not man-made. This explains the quite bizarre presence of a ‘pair’ of tongs in some lists: in order to make a tong one needs a tong, and how could the first tong be made without a tong?
- 1998, Alberdina Houtman, Marcel Poorthuis, Joshua Schwartz (editors), Sanctity of time and space in tradition and modernity, page 232:
Derived terms
- tonging
- port tong
Translations
Verb
tong (third-person singular simple present tongs, present participle tonging, simple past and past participle tonged)
- (intransitive) To use tongs.
- (transitive) To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.
Translations
See also
- tongs
Etymology 2
From Cantonese ? (tong?).
Noun
tong (plural tongs)
- A Chinese secret society or gang.
Translations
See also
- triad
- yakuza
Etymology 3
Noun
tong (plural tongs)
- Obsolete spelling of tongue
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch tong, from Middle Dutch tonge, from Old Dutch tunga, from Proto-Germanic *tung?, from Proto-Indo-European *dn???wéh?s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??/
Noun
tong (plural tonge)
- tongue
Derived terms
- biltong
- tongvis
Chuukese
Noun
tong
- love
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??/
- Hyphenation: tong
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch tonge, from Old Dutch tunga, from Proto-West Germanic *tung?, from Proto-Germanic *tung?, from Proto-Indo-European *dn???wéh?s.
Noun
tong f (plural tongen, diminutive tongetje n)
- tongue
Derived terms
- roltong
- tongbeen
- tongloos
- tongpiercing
- tongspier
- vuurtong
Descendants
- Afrikaans: tong
Etymology 2
From etymology 1.
Noun
tong m (plural tongen, diminutive tongetje n)
- A kind of flatfish, the common sole, Solea solea.
Synonyms
- zeetong
French
Etymology
From English thong.
Noun
tong f (plural tongs)
- flip-flop, thong
- Synonyms: (informal) clic-clac, (Canada, informal) gougonne, (Belgium, Africa) slache, (West Africa) tapette, claquette
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?t??]
- Hyphenation: tong
Etymology 1
From Malay tong, from Hokkien ? (thóng).
Noun
tong (first-person possessive tongku, second-person possessive tongmu, third-person possessive tongnya)
- barrel
- Synonym: tahang
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
tong (first-person possessive tongku, second-person possessive tongmu, third-person possessive tongnya)
- sound of a gong, kentungan.
Etymology 3
From Betawi [Term?].
Noun
tong (first-person possessive tongku, second-person possessive tongmu, third-person possessive tongnya)
- (dialect, Jakarta) Clipping of entong (“boy”).
Further reading
- “tong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology 1
From Chinese ?. Related to tahang.
Noun
tong (plural tong-tong, informal 1st possessive tongku, impolite 2nd possessive tongmu, 3rd possessive tongnya)
- barrel, tub, bin
Descendants
- Indonesian: tong
Etymology 2
From Dutch ton.
Noun
tong (plural tong-tong, informal 1st possessive tongku, impolite 2nd possessive tongmu, 3rd possessive tongnya)
- ton
Mandarin
Romanization
tong
- Nonstandard spelling of t?ng.
- Nonstandard spelling of tóng.
- Nonstandard spelling of t?ng.
- Nonstandard spelling of tòng.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Min Nan
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse t?ng
Noun
tong f (definite singular tonga, indefinite plural tenger, definite plural tengene)
- (a pair of) pliers, pincers
Derived terms
- knipetong
See also
- tang (Bokmål)
References
- “tong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [taw??m??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [taw??m??]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [taw??m??]
Adjective
tong
- done for, screwed
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic *þunguz, akin to Proto-Slavic *t?ž?k? (compare Serbo-Croatian težak) and Lithuanian tingus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t???????], [t?ó??], [t??????(??)]
- Rhymes: -ú??
Adjective
tong (neuter tongt, plural t?ng, comparative töynger, superlative töyngst)
- Heavy.
Derived terms
- frammtong
- tongfälu
- tongfött
- tonghändt
- tongsam
- t?nj
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