kong

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 槓／杠 (gàng).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɒŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɔŋ/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /kɑŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Noun

kong (plural kongs)

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

Coordinate terms

• chow
• pung

Translations

set of four identical tiles

• Japanese: 槓 (ja) (kan)

Anagrams

• gonk

Apatani

Numeral

kong

1. one

   Synonym: kòne

References

• P. T. Abraham, Apatani-English-Hindi Dictionary (1987)

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoŋ/, [ˈkoŋ]

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

• grev

Hungarian

Etymology

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

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

Related terms

• kondít
• kondul
• kongat

Further reading

• kong in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). 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

• 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.

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

Related terms

• konge

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kaun n.

Alternative forms

• kaun

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

• kung, konge

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuŋ/, [ku̞ŋɡ], [ku̞ŋː], /koŋ/, [kɞ̞ŋɡ], [kɞ̞ŋː]
• Hyphenation: kóng

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