"Ong" meaning in English

See Ong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Hokkien 王 (Ông) or 汪 (Ong). Etymology templates: {{der|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|王|tr=Ông}} 王 (Ông), {{zh-l|汪|tr=Ong}} 汪 (Ong) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ong
  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
    Sense id: en-Ong-en-name-FhlDFLu~ Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Vietnamese Ông, from Chinese 翁. Etymology templates: {{der|en|vi|Ông}} Vietnamese Ông, {{der|en|zh|翁|tr=-}} Chinese 翁 Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ong
  1. A Chinese surname from Vietnamese.
    Sense id: en-Ong-en-name-H2EpYy73 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: From Taishanese 鄧 /邓 (ang⁵). Etymology templates: {{der|en|zhx-tai|鄧}} Taishanese 鄧 /邓 (ang⁵) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ong
  1. A Chinese surname from Taishanese. Derived forms (unsure which etymology of "Ong" this is derived. Meh...): Ongian
    Sense id: en-Ong-en-name-bX3pyZVD Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 24 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "王",
        "tr": "Ông"
      },
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      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "tr": "Ong"
      },
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      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hokkien 王 (Ông) or 汪 (Ong).",
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  "pos": "name",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "A Chinese surname from Hokkien."
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ong"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "Vietnamese Ông",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "翁",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 翁",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Vietnamese Ông, from Chinese 翁.",
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Ong",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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        "A Chinese surname from Vietnamese."
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  "etymology_text": "From Taishanese 鄧 /邓 (ang⁵).",
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        }
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          "sense": "unsure which etymology of \"Ong\" this is derived. Meh...",
          "word": "Ongian"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Chinese surname from Taishanese."
      ],
      "id": "en-Ong-en-name-bX3pyZVD",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ong"
}
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    "English terms derived from Taishanese",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "-"
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      "expansion": "Hokkien",
      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "王 (Ông)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "汪",
        "tr": "Ong"
      },
      "expansion": "汪 (Ong)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hokkien 王 (Ông) or 汪 (Ong).",
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Ong",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Chinese surname from Hokkien."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ong"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from Chinese",
    "English terms derived from Taishanese",
    "English terms derived from Vietnamese",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "vi",
        "3": "Ông"
      },
      "expansion": "Vietnamese Ông",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "翁",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 翁",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Vietnamese Ông, from Chinese 翁.",
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    {
      "args": {},
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      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "A Chinese surname from Vietnamese."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ong"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
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    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
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      "sense": "unsure which etymology of \"Ong\" this is derived. Meh...",
      "word": "Ongian"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": "3",
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "zhx-tai",
        "3": "鄧"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Taishanese 鄧 /邓 (ang⁵).",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Ong",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Chinese surname from Taishanese."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ong"
}

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