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Rong

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English

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Etymology 1

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From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of Mandarin (Róng).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Rong

  1. A county of Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, China.
Translations
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References

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  1. ^ Blunden, Caroline (1998), “Gazetteer”, in Cultural Atlas of China[1], Revised edition, Facts on File, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 232, 235:Names in italics represent the Wade-Giles equivalent of the preceding Pinyin transcription. [] Rong/Jung 22°54′N 110°34′E, 26, 31
  2. ^ cf. Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Junghsien or Yunghsien”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World[2], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 889, column 2

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Rong

  1. Alternative form of Róng.

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German (h)runga, from Proto-Germanic *hrungō. Cognate with German Runge, Dutch rong, English rung, Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰 (hrugga).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Rong f (plural Rongen)

  1. stanchion, post, stake

Derived terms

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