"loong" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /lʊŋ/ Forms: loongs [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊŋ Etymology: From Mandarin 龍/龙 (lóng). This spelling is used to differentiate the word from long. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cmn|龍|tr=lóng}} Mandarin 龍/龙 (lóng), {{m|en|long}} long Head templates: {{en-noun}} loong (plural loongs)
  1. (uncommon, chiefly China) A Chinese dragon. Wikipedia link: loong Tags: China, uncommon Categories (topical): Dragons

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for loong meaning in English (1.8kB)

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