Dong - Wiktionary

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dong"

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:Vietnamese đồngWikipedia

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɒŋ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /dɔŋ/
    • (cotcaught merger) IPA(key): /dɑŋ/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese (duwng, copper), from Old Chinese (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin  / (tóng, copper).

Alternative forms

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  • đồng (uncommon)

Noun

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dong (plural dong or dongs)

  1. The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
  2. (historical) The currency of South Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: Đ.
Translations
[edit] currency of Vietnam
  • Arabic: دُونْغ m (dunḡ), دُونْج m (dong)
  • Chinese: Mandarin:  (zh) (dùn), 越南盾 (zh) (Yuènán dùn), 越盾 (yuèdùn)
  • French: dong (fr) m
  • German: Dong m
  • Greek: ντονγκ (ntongk)
  • Hindi: दोंग (doṅg)
  • Hungarian: đồng (hu)
  • Japanese: ドン (ja) (don)
  • Khmer: ដុង (km) (dong)
  • Korean: 동(銅) (ko) (dong)
  • Lao: ດົ່ງ (dong)
  • Malay: dong (ms)
  • Portuguese: dong m
  • Russian: донг (ru) m (dong)
  • Thai: ด่ง (dòng)
  • Vietnamese: đồng (vi) ( (vi))
currency of South Vietnam
  • Portuguese: dong
  • Vietnamese: đồng (vi) ( (vi))

Etymology 2

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Unknown. Perhaps suggested by dingus and other names for unnamable objects; perhaps suggesting of a sound of striking (perhaps the clapper of a bell; compare ding-dong); perhaps there is an element of donkey in it. First attested in the 1890s.[1]

Noun

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dong (plural dongs) (originally US)

  1. (slang) The penis.
    • 1955, J P Donleavy, The Ginger Man, published 1955 (France), page 344:"That American girl was after you too, wasn't she?""She didn't mean anything she said. She was just after your dong. But it's mine.""For sure, Mary."
    • 1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint, page 18:Nevertheless, I was wholly incapable of keeping my paws from my dong once it started the climb up my belly.
    • 1983, “Penis Song”, in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life:Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis?Isn't it frightfully good to have a dong?
  2. (slang, by extension) A dildo, specifically a synthetic anatomical replica of the penis.
  3. (slang) A fool.
Synonyms
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  • (penis): See Thesaurus:penis.
Derived terms
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  • dongless
  • double dong
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  • ding-dong
Translations
[edit] penis
  • German: Schwanz (de) m
  • Swedish: ballefjong (sv) c
dildo
  • German: Dildo (de) m

Etymology 3

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Onomatopoeic.

Noun

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dong (plural dongs)

  1. A low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.
Translations
[edit] onomatopoeia for the ringing sound made by a bell with a low pitch see also ding dong
  • Chinese: Mandarin:  /  (zh) (dāng)
  • Russian: дон (ru) (don)

Verb

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dong (third-person singular simple present dongs, present participle donging, simple past and past participle donged)

  1. To make a low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.

Etymology 4

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From Korean 동(洞) (dong, neighborhood).

Noun

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dong (plural dongs)

  1. A submunicipal administrative unit of a city in North or South Korea.

See also

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  • dai pai dong (etymologically unrelated)
  • dong quai (etymologically unrelated)

References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “dong (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  • The template Template:R:en:GDoS does not use the parameter(s): noformat=1 Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.“dong n.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

Anagrams

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  • Gond

Ambonese Malay

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Etymology

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Syncope of dorang.

Pronoun

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dong

  1. they

References

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  • D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998), Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Betawi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French donc (therefore, thus).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɔŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋ
  • Hyphenation: dong

Adverb

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dong

  1. please (used to make a request or suggestion)
    • 1969, Ali Sabeni, Suhaeri Mufti, “Sabeni Djago Tanah Abang [Sabeni the Tanah Abang Hero]”, in Sabeni Djago Tanah Abang‎[2], performed by Suhaeri Mufti, Jakarta: Diastar, track A1:Bagus, lèmpar kaki sebelè. Sabet ke kanan. Deser terus! Tarik lagi! Adu, jangan kaya' orang jantungan, dong!Nice, widen your stance to the side. Strike to the right. Keep going! Pull again! Oh dear, please don't move like you suffer from heart attack!
  2. then (used to contradict an assertion)

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: dong

References

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  1. ^ Hardini, T. H.; Grangé, P. (2016), “An overview of Indonesian loanwords from French”, in Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, volume 6, number 1, →DOI, pages 164–165

Further reading

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  • Kähler, H. (1966), “dong”, in Wörterverzeichnis des Omong Djakarta [Glossary of the Jakartan speech] (in German), Berlin: Verlag von Dietrich Reimer, page 48
  • Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “dong”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 107

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɔŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: dong
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋ

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch *dong, from Old Dutch *dunga, from Proto-Germanic *dungō. Cognate to English dung.

Noun

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dong m (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. (dated, dialectal, Northern) dung, manure Synonym: mest
Descendants
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  • Negerhollands: doeng

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng.

Noun

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dong m (plural dongs, no diminutive)

  1. dong, the currency of Vietnam

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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dong

  1. singular past indicative of dingen

Hamer-Banna

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50
 ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: dong     Ordinal: dónso

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dónɡ/, [dóŋɡ]

Numeral

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dong

  1. five (cardinal number)

References

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  • Petrollino, Sara (2016), A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia‎[3], Leiden University

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdoŋɡ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oŋɡ
  • Homophone: đồng

Etymology 1

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From an onomatopoeia + -g (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Verb

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dong

  1. (intransitive, of an insect) to buzz, bumble, drone
  2. (intransitive, of a large hollow object) to boom, rumble, thunder (to make a dull, low-pitched, reverberating sound when hit)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of dong
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sginformal 3rd person sg,2nd p. sg formal 1st person pl 2nd person plinformal 3rd person pl,2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. dongok dongsz dong dongunk dongtok dongnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. dongtam dongtál dongott dongtunk dongtatok dongtak
def.
2nd obj
future Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. dongni fog.
archaicpreterite indef. dongék dongál donga dongánk dongátok dongának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dong vala, dongott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. dongandok dongandasz dongand dongandunk dongandotok dongandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. dongnék dongnál dongna dongnánk dongnátok dongnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dongott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. dongjak dongj ordongjál dongjon dongjunk dongjatok dongjanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dongott légyen
infinitive dongni dongnom dongnod dongnia dongnunk dongnotok dongniuk
otherforms verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
dongás dongó dongott dongva (dongván)
Potential conjugation of dong
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sginformal 3rd person sg,2nd p. sg formal 1st person pl 2nd person plinformal 3rd person pl,2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. donghatok donghatsz donghat donghatunk donghattok donghatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. donghattam donghattál donghatott donghattunk donghattatok donghattak
def.
2nd obj
archaicpreterite indef. donghaték donghatál donghata donghatánk donghatátok donghatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. donghat vala, donghatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. donghatandokor dongandhatok donghatandaszor dongandhatsz donghatandor dongandhat donghatandunkor dongandhatunk donghatandotokor dongandhattok donghatandanakor dongandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. donghatnék donghatnál donghatna donghatnánk donghatnátok donghatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. donghatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. donghassak donghass ordonghassál donghasson donghassunk donghassatok donghassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. donghatott légyen
infinitive (donghatni) (donghatnom) (donghatnod) (donghatnia) (donghatnunk) (donghatnotok) (donghatniuk)
otherforms positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(donghatva / donghatván)

or

Conjugation of dong
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sginformal 3rd person sg,2nd p. sg formal 1st person pl 2nd person plinformal 3rd person pl,2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. dongok dongasz dong dongunk dongotok donganak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. dongottam dongottál dongott dongottunk dongottatok dongottak
def.
2nd obj
future Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. dongani fog.
archaicpreterite indef. dongék dongál donga dongánk dongátok dongának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dong vala, dongott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. dongandok dongandasz dongand dongandunk dongandotok dongandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. donganék donganál dongana donganánk donganátok donganának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dongott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. dongjak dongj ordongjál dongjon dongjunk dongjatok dongjanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dongott légyen
infinitive dongani donganom donganod dongania donganunk donganotok donganiuk
otherforms verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
dongás dongó dongott dongva (dongván)
Potential conjugation of dong
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sginformal 3rd person sg,2nd p. sg formal 1st person pl 2nd person plinformal 3rd person pl,2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. donghatok donghatsz donghat donghatunk donghattok donghatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. donghattam donghattál donghatott donghattunk donghattatok donghattak
def.
2nd obj
archaicpreterite indef. donghaték donghatál donghata donghatánk donghatátok donghatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. donghat vala, donghatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. donghatandokor dongandhatok donghatandaszor dongandhatsz donghatandor dongandhat donghatandunkor dongandhatunk donghatandotokor dongandhattok donghatandanakor dongandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. donghatnék donghatnál donghatna donghatnánk donghatnátok donghatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. donghatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. donghassak donghass ordonghassál donghasson donghassunk donghassatok donghassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. donghatott légyen
infinitive (donghatni) (donghatnom) (donghatnod) (donghatnia) (donghatnunk) (donghatnotok) (donghatniuk)
otherforms positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(donghatva / donghatván)
Derived terms
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  • dongás
  • dongó

(With verbal prefixes):

  • körüldong

Etymology 2

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See đồng.

Noun

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dong

  1. nonstandard form of đồng (dong, the currency of Vietnam; usually used by thousands or higher denominations)[2]
Declension
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singular plural
nominative dong dongok
accusative dongot dongokat
dative dongnak dongoknak
instrumental donggal dongokkal
causal-final dongért dongokért
translative donggá dongokká
terminative dongig dongokig
essive-formal dongként dongokként
essive-modal
inessive dongban dongokban
superessive dongon dongokon
adessive dongnál dongoknál
illative dongba dongokba
sublative dongra dongokra
allative donghoz dongokhoz
elative dongból dongokból
delative dongról dongokról
ablative dongtól dongoktól
non-attributivepossessive – singular dongé dongoké
non-attributivepossessive – plural dongéi dongokéi
Possessive forms of dong
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. dongom dongjaim
2nd person sing. dongod dongjaid
3rd person sing. dongja dongjai
1st person plural dongunk dongjaink
2nd person plural dongotok dongjaitok
3rd person plural dongjuk dongjaik

References

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  1. ^ dong 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.)
  2. ^ Section 212 in A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN

Further reading

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  • dong in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • dong in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔŋ/
  • Hyphenation: dong
  • Rhymes: -dɔŋ, -ɔŋ,

Etymology 1

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From Betawi dong, from French donc (therefore, thus).[1]

Adverb

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dong

  1. (colloquial) please: used to make a polite request Harga Bensin Pertalite Jangan Naik Dong.Please, don't raise the Pertalite Petrol Price.
  2. (colloquial) indicates a strong command
  3. (colloquial) indicates discord between words and actions
Alternative forms
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  • donk

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese (duwng, copper), from Old Chinese (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin  / (tóng, copper).

Noun

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dong

  1. the currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫

References

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  1. ^ Hardini, T. H.; Grangé, P. (2016), “An overview of Indonesian loanwords from French”, in Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, volume 6, number 1, →DOI, pages 164–165

Further reading

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  • “dong”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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Derived from English down. Compare Belizean Creole dong.

Adverb

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dong

  1. down
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Aks 7:15:So Jiekob imself go dong a Iijip, an im an wi faada faada dem liv dong de til dem ded.So Jacob went down to Egypt where he and our fathers lived til they died.

Further reading

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  • dong at majstro.com

Mandarin

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Romanization

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dong

  1. nonstandard spelling of dōng
  2. nonstandard spelling of dǒng
  3. nonstandard spelling of dòng

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.

Middle English

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Noun

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dong

  1. alternative form of donge (dung)

North Moluccan Malay

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɔŋ/

Pronoun

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dong

  1. short for dorang

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Shortened form of kordong, itself possibly a mishearing of kondom

Noun

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dong m (definite singular dongen, indefinite plural donger, definite plural dongene)

  1. (slang) condom

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dõ.ɡuˈi/ [dõ.ɡʊˈi], /dõˈɡi/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dõˈɡi/
  • Hyphenation: dong

Noun

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dong m (plural dongs)

  1. dong (currency of Vietnam)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French dong.

Noun

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dong m (plural dongi)

  1. dong (currency)

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative dong dongul dongi dongii
genitive-dative dong dongului dongi dongilor
vocative dongule dongilor

References

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  • dong in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

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Noun

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dong m (plural dongs)

  1. dong (currency)

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [jɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jawŋ͡m˧˧]

Etymology 1

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Verb

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dong • (𢫝)

  1. to drive; to escort

Etymology 2

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Attested as deaong in the Flora Cochinchinensis (1790, "Flora of Cochinchina").

Noun

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(classifier cây) dong • ()

  1. Phrynium placentarium

Zou

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /doŋ˧/

Verb

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dong

  1. (transitive) to solicit

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /doŋ˧/

Verb

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dong

  1. (transitive) to intercept

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /doŋ˧˥/

Verb

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dóng

  1. (transitive) to hinder

Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /doŋ˧˩/

Verb

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dòng

  1. (intransitive) to ask

References

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  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 63

Zyphe

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Noun

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dong

  1. cubit

Verb

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dong

  1. to poke, to prick

References

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  • Samson Alexander Lotven (2021) The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages (Dissertation)‎[4]

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