dong

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dong"

English

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Vietnamese đồng

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɒŋ/
(General American) IPA^(key): /dɔŋ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /dɑŋ/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duwng, “copper”), from Old Chinese 銅 (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin 銅 / 铜 (tóng, “copper”).

Alternative forms

đồng (uncommon)

Noun

dong (plural dong or dongs)

The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
(historical) The currency of South Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: Đ.

Translations

currency of Vietnam

Arabic: دُونْغ m (dunḡ), دُونْج m (dong)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 盾 (zh) (dùn), 越南盾 (zh) (Yuènán dùn), 越盾 (yuèdùn)
French: dong (fr) m
German: Dong m
Greek: ντονγκ (ntongk)
Hindi: दोंग (doṅg)
Hungarian: đồng (hu)
Japanese: ドン (ja) (don)
Khmer: ដុង (km) (dong)
Korean: 동(銅) (ko) (dong)
Lao: ດົ່ງ (dong)
Malay: dong (ms)
Portuguese: dong m
Russian: донг (ru) m (dong)
Thai: ด่ง (dòng)
Vietnamese: đồng (vi) (銅)

currency of South Vietnam

Portuguese: dong
Vietnamese: đồng (vi) (銅)

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps suggested by dingus and other names for unnamable objects; perhaps suggesting of a sound of striking (perhaps the clapper of a bell; compare ding-dong); perhaps there is an element of donkey in it. First attested in the 1890s.^[1]

Noun

dong (plural dongs) (originally US)

(slang) The penis.
- 1955, J P Donleavy, The Ginger Man, published 1955 (France), page 344:
  "That American girl was after you too, wasn't she?"
  "She didn't mean anything she said. She was just after your dong. But it's mine."
  "For sure, Mary."
- 1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint, page 18:
  Nevertheless, I was wholly incapable of keeping my paws from my dong once it started the climb up my belly.
- 1983, “Penis Song”, in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life:
  Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis?
  Isn't it frightfully good to have a dong?
(slang, by extension) A dildo, specifically a synthetic anatomical replica of the penis.
(slang) A fool.

Synonyms

(penis): See Thesaurus:penis.

Derived terms

Related terms

ding-dong

Translations

penis

German: Schwanz (de) m
Swedish: ballefjong (sv) c

dildo

German: Dildo (de) m

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

dong (plural dongs)

A low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.

Translations

onomatopoeia for the ringing sound made by a bell with a low pitch — see also ding dong

Chinese:
Mandarin: 噹 / 当 (zh) (dāng)
Russian: дон (ru) (don)

Verb

dong (third-person singular simple present dongs, present participle donging, simple past and past participle donged)

To make a low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.

Etymology 4

From Korean 동(洞) (dong, “neighborhood”).

Noun

dong (plural dongs)

A submunicipal administrative unit of a city in North or South Korea.

References

^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “dong (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

^{The template Template:R:en:GDoS does not use the parameter(s): noformat=1
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Anagrams

Gond

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Syncope of dorang.

Pronoun

dong

they

References

D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998), Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎^[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from French donc (“therefore, thus”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔŋ/
Rhymes: -ɔŋ
Hyphenation: dong

Adverb

dong

please (used to make a request or suggestion)
- 1969, Ali Sabeni, Suhaeri Mufti, “Sabeni Djago Tanah Abang [Sabeni the Tanah Abang Hero]”, in Sabeni Djago Tanah Abang‎^[2], performed by Suhaeri Mufti, Jakarta: Diastar, track A1:
  Bagus, lèmpar kaki sebelè. Sabet ke kanan. Deser terus! Tarik lagi! Adu, jangan kaya' orang jantungan, dong!
  Nice, widen your stance to the side. Strike to the right. Keep going! Pull again! Oh dear, please don't move like you suffer from heart attack!
then (used to contradict an assertion)

Descendants

→ Indonesian: dong

References

^ Hardini, T. H.; Grangé, P. (2016), “An overview of Indonesian loanwords from French”, in Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, volume 6, number 1, →DOI, pages 164–165

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔŋ/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: dong
Rhymes: -ɔŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch *dong, from Old Dutch *dunga, from Proto-Germanic *dungō. Cognate to English dung.

Noun

dong m (uncountable, no diminutive)

(dated, dialectal, Northern) dung, manure
Synonym: mest

Descendants

Negerhollands: doeng

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng.

Noun

dong m (plural dongs, no diminutive)

dong, the currency of Vietnam

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dong

singular past indicative of dingen

Hamer-Banna

**Hamer-Banna numbers ^(edit)**
	50
← 4	5	6 →
Cardinal: dong Ordinal: dónso

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dónɡ/, [dóŋɡ]

Numeral

dong

five (cardinal number)

References

Petrollino, Sara (2016), A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia‎^[3], Leiden University

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdoŋɡ]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -oŋɡ
Homophone: đồng

Etymology 1

From an onomatopoeia + -g (frequentative verb-forming suffix).^[1]

Verb

dong

(intransitive, of an insect) to buzz, bumble, drone
(intransitive, of a large hollow object) to boom, rumble, thunder (to make a dull, low-pitched, reverberating sound when hit)

Conjugation

Conjugation of *dong*
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
Click for archaic forms			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	indicative	present	indef.	dongok	dongsz	dong	dongunk	dongtok	dongnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	dongtam	dongtál	dongott	dongtunk	dongtatok	dongtak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
		future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. dongni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	dongék	dongál	donga	dongánk	dongátok	dongának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dong vala, dongott vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	dongandok	dongandasz	dongand	dongandunk	dongandotok	dongandanak
		def.	―
		2nd obj

conditional		present	indef.	dongnék	dongnál	dongna	dongnánk	dongnátok	dongnának
	def.		―
	2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dongott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	dongjak	dongj or dongjál	dongjon	dongjunk	dongjatok	dongjanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dongott légyen

infinitive		dongni		dongnom	dongnod	dongnia	dongnunk	dongnotok	dongniuk
other forms	dongás		dongó	dongott	―	dongva (dongván)

Potential conjugation of *dong*
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
Click for archaic forms			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	indicative	present	indef.	donghatok	donghatsz	donghat	donghatunk	donghattok	donghatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	donghattam	donghattál	donghatott	donghattunk	donghattatok	donghattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	donghaték	donghatál	donghata	donghatánk	donghatátok	donghatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. donghat vala, donghatott vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	donghatandok or dongandhatok	donghatandasz or dongandhatsz	donghatand or dongandhat	donghatandunk or dongandhatunk	donghatandotok or dongandhattok	donghatandanak or dongandhatnak
		def.	―
		2nd obj

conditional		present	indef.	donghatnék	donghatnál	donghatna	donghatnánk	donghatnátok	donghatnának
	def.		―
	2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. donghatott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	donghassak	donghass or donghassál	donghasson	donghassunk	donghassatok	donghassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. donghatott légyen

infinitive		(donghatni)		(donghatnom)	(donghatnod)	(donghatnia)	(donghatnunk)	(donghatnotok)	(donghatniuk)
other forms	―			―		(donghatva / donghatván)

or

Conjugation of *dong*
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
Click for archaic forms			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	indicative	present	indef.	dongok	dongasz	dong	dongunk	dongotok	donganak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	dongottam	dongottál	dongott	dongottunk	dongottatok	dongottak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
		future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. dongani fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	dongék	dongál	donga	dongánk	dongátok	dongának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dong vala, dongott vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	dongandok	dongandasz	dongand	dongandunk	dongandotok	dongandanak
		def.	―
		2nd obj

conditional		present	indef.	donganék	donganál	dongana	donganánk	donganátok	donganának
	def.		―
	2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dongott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	dongjak	dongj or dongjál	dongjon	dongjunk	dongjatok	dongjanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dongott légyen

infinitive		dongani		donganom	donganod	dongania	donganunk	donganotok	donganiuk
other forms	dongás		dongó	dongott	―	dongva (dongván)

Potential conjugation of *dong*
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
Click for archaic forms			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	indicative	present	indef.	donghatok	donghatsz	donghat	donghatunk	donghattok	donghatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	donghattam	donghattál	donghatott	donghattunk	donghattatok	donghattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	donghaték	donghatál	donghata	donghatánk	donghatátok	donghatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. donghat vala, donghatott vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	donghatandok or dongandhatok	donghatandasz or dongandhatsz	donghatand or dongandhat	donghatandunk or dongandhatunk	donghatandotok or dongandhattok	donghatandanak or dongandhatnak
		def.	―
		2nd obj

conditional		present	indef.	donghatnék	donghatnál	donghatna	donghatnánk	donghatnátok	donghatnának
	def.		―
	2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. donghatott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	donghassak	donghass or donghassál	donghasson	donghassunk	donghassatok	donghassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. donghatott légyen

infinitive		(donghatni)		(donghatnom)	(donghatnod)	(donghatnia)	(donghatnunk)	(donghatnotok)	(donghatniuk)
other forms	―			―		(donghatva / donghatván)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

körüldong

Etymology 2

See đồng.

Noun

dong

nonstandard form of đồng (“dong”, the currency of Vietnam; usually used by thousands or higher denominations)^[2]

Declension

Inflection (stem in *-o-*, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	dong	dongok
accusative	dongot	dongokat
dative	dongnak	dongoknak
instrumental	donggal	dongokkal
causal-final	dongért	dongokért
translative	donggá	dongokká
terminative	dongig	dongokig
essive-formal	dongként	dongokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	dongban	dongokban
superessive	dongon	dongokon
adessive	dongnál	dongoknál
illative	dongba	dongokba
sublative	dongra	dongokra
allative	donghoz	dongokhoz
elative	dongból	dongokból
delative	dongról	dongokról
ablative	dongtól	dongoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	dongé	dongoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	dongéi	dongokéi

Possessive forms of *dong*
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	dongom	dongjaim
2nd person sing.	dongod	dongjaid
3rd person sing.	dongja	dongjai
1st person plural	dongunk	dongjaink
2nd person plural	dongotok	dongjaitok
3rd person plural	dongjuk	dongjaik

References

^ dong 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.)
^ Section 212 in A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔŋ/
Hyphenation: dong
Rhymes: -dɔŋ, -ɔŋ, -ŋ

Etymology 1

From Betawi dong, from French donc (“therefore, thus”).^[1]

Adverb

dong

(colloquial) please: used to make a polite request
Harga Bensin Pertalite Jangan Naik Dong. ― Please, don't raise the Pertalite Petrol Price.
(colloquial) indicates a strong command
(colloquial) indicates discord between words and actions

Alternative forms

donk

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duwng, “copper”), from Old Chinese 銅 (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin 銅 / 铜 (tóng, “copper”).

Noun

dong

the currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫

References

^ Hardini, T. H.; Grangé, P. (2016), “An overview of Indonesian loanwords from French”, in Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, volume 6, number 1, →DOI, pages 164–165

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English down. Compare Belizean Creole dong.

Adverb

dong

down
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Aks 7:15:
  So Jiekob imself go dong a Iijip, an im an wi faada faada dem liv dong de til dem ded.
  So Jacob went down to Egypt where he and our fathers lived til they died.

Mandarin

Romanization

dong

nonstandard spelling of dōng
nonstandard spelling of dǒng
nonstandard spelling of dòng

Usage notes

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Noun

dong

alternative form of donge (“dung”)

North Moluccan Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔŋ/

Pronoun

dong

short for dorang

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Shortened form of kordong, itself possibly a mishearing of kondom

Noun

dong m (definite singular dongen, indefinite plural donger, definite plural dongene)

(slang) condom

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /dõ.ɡuˈi/ [dõ.ɡʊˈi], /dõˈɡi/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dõˈɡi/

Hyphenation: dong

Noun

dong m (plural dongs)

dong (currency of Vietnam)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dong.

Noun

dong m (plural dongi)

dong (currency)

Declension

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
	singular		plural
nominative-accusative	dong	dongul	dongi	dongii
genitive-dative	dong	dongului	dongi	dongilor
vocative	dongule		dongilor

References

dong in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Noun

dong m (plural dongs)

dong (currency)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zawŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [jɔŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [jawŋ͡m˧˧]

Etymology 1

Verb

dong • (𢫝)

to drive; to escort

Etymology 2

Attested as deaong in the Flora Cochinchinensis (1790, "Flora of Cochinchina").

Noun

(classifier cây) dong • (容)

Phrynium placentarium

Zou

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doŋ˧/

Verb

dong

(transitive) to solicit

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doŋ˧/

Verb

dong

(transitive) to intercept

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doŋ˧˥/

Verb

dóng

(transitive) to hinder

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doŋ˧˩/

Verb

dòng

(intransitive) to ask

References

Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 63

Zyphe

Noun

dong

cubit

Verb

dong

to poke, to prick

References

Samson Alexander Lotven (2021) The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages (Dissertation)‎^[4]

[1] Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “dong (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

[2] Hardini, T. H.; Grangé, P. (2016), “An overview of Indonesian loanwords from French”, in Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, volume 6, number 1, →DOI, pages 164–165

[3] dong 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.)

[4] Section 212 in A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN

[5] Hardini, T. H.; Grangé, P. (2016), “An overview of Indonesian loanwords from French”, in Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, volume 6, number 1, →DOI, pages 164–165

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

Synonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Etymology 3

Noun

Translations

Verb

Etymology 4

Noun

See also

References

Anagrams

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Pronoun

References

Betawi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb

Descendants

References

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

Etymology 3

Verb

Hamer-Banna

Pronunciation

Numeral

References

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

References

Further reading

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adverb

Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Noun

References

Further reading

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Adverb

Further reading

Mandarin

Romanization

Usage notes

Middle English

Noun

North Moluccan Malay

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Noun