mong

See also: möng, móng, mống, mỗng, mỏng, 'mong, and Mong.

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English mong, monge, mang, from Old English ġemong, ġemang (“a mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mangą (“mix”). Compare Proto-Germanic *mangijaną (“to knead, mix”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŭng, IPA^(key): /ˈmʌŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Noun

mong (plural mongs)

1. (dialect) A mingling, mixture, or crowd.
2. (dialect) A muddle or confusion.

Derived terms

• mongcorn

Etymology 2

Contraction of mongrel.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŭng, IPA^(key): /ˈmʌŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Noun

mong (plural mongs)

1. (Australia, slang) A mongrel dog.
   • 1965, Brian James, The Big Burn: Short Stories‎^[2], page 40:

     Some blue cattle-dogs and a small pack of mongs barked excitedly, and danced round, and wished they knew what to do in such an unheard-of situation; and no doubt dreamed for days after of what they had done to distinguish themselves.

Etymology 3

Contraction of Mongol or mongoloid.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŏng, IPA^(key): /mɒŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Noun

mong (plural mongs)

1. (dated, offensive, derogatory, British, slang) A person with Down's syndrome.
2. (derogatory, British, slang) A stupid person.

Etymology 4

Clipping of among.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŭng, IPA^(key): /mʌŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Preposition

mong

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 'mong.

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Dutch

Noun

mong m (plural mongs)

1. (slang) mong, shortened version of mongool.

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Malay

Noun

mong

1. gong

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 望 (“to expect”, SV: vọng). Compare Thai มอง (mɔɔng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [mɔŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

mong

1. to hope, to expect, to wish for something

Derived terms

Derived terms

• mong chờ
• mong đợi
• mong mỏi
• mong ước
• ước mong