"jong" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dʒɒŋ/ [UK], /dʒɔŋ/ [General-American], /dʒɑŋ/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jong.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jongs [plural], dzong [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɒŋ Etymology: From Tibetan རྫོང (rdzong, “fortress, castle; province, district”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bo|རྫོང|t=fortress, castle; province, district}} Tibetan རྫོང (rdzong, “fortress, castle; province, district”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} jong (plural jongs)
  1. A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress.
    Sense id: en-jong-en-noun-3yIjEOGl Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 31 19 16 19 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 31 19 16 19 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 33 20 17 15 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 15 17 19 13 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 36 15 15 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 1 2 1 1 2 1 23 23 1 16 7 8 6 6 0 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 0 1 0 26 26 1 16 7 8 6 6 0 0 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 39 14 15 17 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 42 15 15 13 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /jɒŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jong2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jongs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋ Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans jong (“male servant; boy”), from Dutch jongen (“young”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|af|jong|t=male servant; boy}} Borrowed from Afrikaans jong (“male servant; boy”), {{der|en|nl|jongen|t=young}} Dutch jongen (“young”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} jong (plural jongs)
  1. (South Africa, slang) A friendly term of address, especially for a young man. Tags: South-Africa, slang
    Sense id: en-jong-en-noun-uJrlGdsX Categories (other): South African English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /dʒɒŋ/ Forms: jongs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋ Etymology: See djong. Head templates: {{en-noun}} jong (plural jongs)
  1. Alternative form of djong (“type of sailing ship”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: djong (extra: type of sailing ship)
    Sense id: en-jong-en-noun-icew0jBU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Chinese 麻將 /麻将bor. English mahjongclip. English jong Clipping of mahjong. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:clip|mahjong|text=1|tree=1}} Etymology tree Chinese 麻將 /麻将bor. English mahjongclip. English jong [Appendix:Glossary#clipping|Clipping]] of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Chinese", "term" : "麻將", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "zh" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mahjong", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "clipping" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "jong", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="jong"> Clipping of mahjong., {{etymon|en|:clip|mahjong|text=1|tree=1}} Etymology tree Chinese 麻將 /麻将bor. English mahjongclip. English jong Clipping of mahjong. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} jong (uncountable)
  1. (slang, mahjong) Clipping of mahjong. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: mahjong
    Sense id: en-jong-en-noun-a7gsbb0C Categories (other): Mahjong Topics: board-games, games, mahjong
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

Forms: jongs [present, singular, third-person], jonging [participle, present], jonged [participle, past], jonged [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Chinese 麻將 /麻将bor. English mahjongclip. English jong Clipping of mahjong. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:clip|mahjong|text=1|tree=1}} Etymology tree Chinese 麻將 /麻将bor. English mahjongclip. English jong [Appendix:Glossary#clipping|Clipping]] of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Chinese", "term" : "麻將", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "zh" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mahjong", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "clipping" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "jong", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="jong"> Clipping of mahjong., {{etymon|en|:clip|mahjong|text=1|tree=1}} Etymology tree Chinese 麻將 /麻将bor. English mahjongclip. English jong Clipping of mahjong. Head templates: {{en-verb}} jong (third-person singular simple present jongs, present participle jonging, simple past and past participle jonged)
  1. (slang, mahjong) To play mahjong. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-jong-en-verb-Ov3SxHcu Categories (other): Mahjong Topics: board-games, games, mahjong
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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