kong

See also: Kong, kōng, kǒng, and kòng

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 槓.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Noun

kong (plural kongs)

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

Translations

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

konge

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]

Verb

kong

  1. (intransitive) to resound

Conjugation

  • kondít
  • kondul
  • kongat

References

Mandarin

Romanization

kong

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

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.

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

Noun

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

  1. boil, carbuncle, abscess

Etymology 2

From konge (“king”)

Noun

kong (indeclinable)

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

References

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