"kong" meaning in English

See kong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɒŋ/ [UK], /kɔŋ/ [General-American], /kɑŋ/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kong.wav Forms: kongs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋ Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 槓 /杠 (gong³ / gung³). Etymology templates: {{sup|3}} ³, {{sup|3}} ³, {{bor+|en|yue|槓|tr=gong³ / gung³}} Borrowed from Cantonese 槓 /杠 (gong³ / gung³) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kong (plural kongs)
  1. (mahjong) A set of four identical tiles. Categories (topical): Mahjong Coordinate_terms: chow, pung Translations (set of four identical tiles): (kan) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-kong-en-noun-G3S3-TTS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 18 14 15 12 0 16 1 1 1 1 8 1 0 1 5 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 12 14 10 0 15 1 1 1 1 11 1 0 1 7 11 Topics: board-games, games, mahjong

Inflected forms

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