kong

See also: Kong, kōng, kóng, kǒng, and kòng

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 槓 (gàng).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Noun

kong (plural kongs)

  1. (mahjong) A set of four identical tiles.

Coordinate terms

Translations

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koŋ/

Conjunction

kong

  1. Alternative form of kun.

Danish

Etymology

A pretonic form of konge.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔnɡ/, [kʰʌŋ]

Noun

kong

  1. king (used as a title before the name of a king)
    Kong Lars var en konge.
    King Lars was a king.

See also

Hungarian

Etymology

From a sound-imitative root + -g (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkoŋɡ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋɡ

Verb

kong

  1. (intransitive) to resound

Conjugation
conjugation of kong
1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal		 3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal		 3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. kongok kongsz kong kongunk kongtok kongnak
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. kongtam kongtál kongott kongtunk kongtatok kongtak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. kongnék kongnál kongna kongnánk kongnátok kongnának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. kongjak kongj or
kongjál		 kongjon kongjunk kongjatok kongjanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Infinitive kongni kongnom kongnod kongnia kongnunk kongnotok kongniuk
Other nonfinite
verb forms		 Verbal noun Present participle Past participle Future part. Adverbial part. Potential
kongás kongó kongott ― kongva konghat

or

conjugation of kong
1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal		 3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal		 3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. kongok kongasz kong kongunk kongotok konganak
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. kongottam kongottál kongott kongottunk kongottatok kongottak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. konganék konganál kongana konganánk konganátok konganának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. kongjak kongj or
kongjál		 kongjon kongjunk kongjatok kongjanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Infinitive kongani konganom konganod kongania konganunk konganotok konganiuk
Other nonfinite
verb forms		 Verbal noun Present participle Past participle Future part. Adverbial part. Potential
kongás kongó kongott ― kongva konghat

Derived terms
  • kongás
  • kongat
  • kong-bong
  • kondít
  • kondul
  • kongat

References
  1. kong 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.)

Further reading
  • kong in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Mandarin

Romanization

kong

  1. Nonstandard spelling of kōng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of kǒng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of kòng.

Usage notes
  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of kong – see 光 (“light; beam; ray; glory; pride; etc.”).
(This character, kong, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 光.)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kaun.

Noun

kong m (definite singular kongen, indefinite plural konger, definite plural kongene)

  1. boil, carbuncle, abscess

Etymology 2

From konge (“king”).

Noun

kong (indeclinable)

  1. The titular prefix given to a king
    kong Haakon VII

References
  • “kong” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “kong” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kaun n.

Alternative forms

Noun

kong m (definite singular kongen, indefinite plural kongar, definite plural kongane)

  1. boil, carbuncle, abscess

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kongr and konungr, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Akin to English king.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuŋ(ɡ)/, [ku̞ŋɡ], [ku̞ŋː], /koŋ(ɡ)/, [kɞ̞ŋɡ], [kɞ̞ŋː]

Noun

kong m (definite singular kongen, indefinite plural kongar, definite plural kongane)

  1. king
    1. a male monarch
    2. a playing piece in chess
    3. a playing card with the image of a king on it
  2. The titular prefix given to a king
    kong Haakon VII

References
  • “kong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “kong” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
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