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kong

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See also: Kong, kōng, kóng, kǒng, and kòng

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Cantonese (gong3 / gung3).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kong (plural kongs)

  1. (mahjong) A set of four identical tiles.

Coordinate terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Apatani

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Numeral

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kong

  1. one
    Synonym: kòne

References

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  • P. T. Abraham, Apatani-English-Hindi Dictionary (1987)

Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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kong

  1. Alternative form of kun

Danish

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Etymology

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A pretonic form of konge.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kong

  1. king (used as a title before the name of a king)
    Kong Lars var en konge.
    King Lars was a king.

See also

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Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions of kong – see (“light; beam; ray; to make bare; to be naked; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From a sound-imitative root + -g (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kong

  1. (intransitive) to resound

Conjugation

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or

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ kong in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • kong in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Mandarin

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Romanization

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kong

  1. Nonstandard spelling of kōng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of kǒng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of kòng.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse kaun.

Noun

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kong m (definite singular kongen, indefinite plural konger, definite plural kongene)

  1. boil, carbuncle, abscess

Etymology 2

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From konge (king).

Noun

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kong (indeclinable)

  1. The titular prefix given to a king
    kong Haakon VII
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References

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  • “kong” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • kong” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse kaun n.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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kong m (definite singular kongen, indefinite plural kongar, definite plural kongane)

  1. boil, carbuncle, abscess

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse kongr and konungr, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Akin to English king.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuŋ/, [ku̞ŋɡ], [ku̞ŋː], /koŋ/, [kɞ̞ŋɡ], [kɞ̞ŋː]
  • Hyphenation: kóng

Noun

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kong m (definite singular kongen, indefinite plural kongar, definite plural kongane)

  1. king
    1. a male monarch
    2. a playing piece in chess
    3. a playing card with the image of a king on it
  2. The titular prefix given to a king
    kong Haakon VII

References

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  • “kong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “kong” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring