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Etymology
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From Mandarin琮(cóng).
Pronunciation
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IPA(key): /tsɔŋ/
Rhymes: -ɒŋ
Noun
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cong (plural congs orcong)
A type of carved jade tube made in China starting in the Neolithic.
Further reading
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Jade Cong by the British Museum
Anagrams
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cogn.
Mandarin
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Romanization
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cong
Nonstandard spelling of cōng.
Nonstandard spelling of cóng.
Nonstandard spelling of cǒng.
Nonstandard spelling of còng.
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.
Vietnamese
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Pronunciation
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(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kawŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA(key): [kawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [kɔŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [kawŋ͡m˧˧]
Etymology 1
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From Proto-Mon-Khmer*koŋ(“be bent”); cognates include Khmerកោង(kaong, “curved, be bent”) and Monကိုၚ်(“be bent”). See also Thaiโค้ง(kóong), Chinese弓(cung).
Adjective
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cong • (𡉖, 𢏣, 𢏢)
curved, be bent
Derived terms
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bẻ cong
cong oằn
cong queo
cong tớn
khô cong
Noun
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cong
(calligraphy) a stroke that is a curved line, usually concave left
