kong

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 槓／杠 (gàng).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɒŋ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /kɔŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Noun

kong (plural kongs)

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

Coordinate terms

Translations

Anagrams

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

Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of kong – see 光 (“light; beam; ray; glory; pride; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 光).

Hungarian

Etymology

From a sound-imitative root + -g (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkoŋɡ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋɡ

Verb

kong

  1. (intransitive) to resound

Conjugation
conjugation of kong
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
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. ―
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. kongni fog.
Archaic
Preterit		 Indef. kongék kongál konga kongánk kongátok kongának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kong vala, kongott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future		 Indef. kongandok kongandasz kongand kongandunk kongandotok kongandanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. kongnék kongnál kongna kongnánk kongnátok kongnának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kongott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. kongjak kongj or
kongjál		 kongjon kongjunk kongjatok kongjanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kongott légyen
Infinitive kongni kongnom kongnod kongnia kongnunk kongnotok kongniuk
Other
forms		 Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
kongás kongó kongott ― kongva (kongván)
potential conjugation of kong
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
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. konghatok konghatsz konghat konghatunk konghattok konghatnak
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. konghattam konghattál konghatott konghattunk konghattatok konghattak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic
Preterit		 Indef. konghaték konghatál konghata konghatánk konghatátok konghatának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. konghat vala, konghatott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future		 Indef. konghatandok
or kongandhatok 		konghatandasz
or kongandhatsz		 konghatand
or kongandhat		 konghatandunk
or kongandhatunk		 konghatandotok
or kongandhattok		 konghatandanak
or kongandhatnak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. konghatnék konghatnál konghatna konghatnánk konghatnátok konghatnának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. konghatott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. konghassak konghass or
konghassál		 konghasson konghassunk konghassatok konghassanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. konghatott légyen
Inf. (konghatni) (konghatnom) (konghatnod) (konghatnia) (konghatnunk) (konghatnotok) (konghatniuk)
Positive adjective ― Neg. adj. ― Adv. part. (konghatva / konghatván)

or

conjugation of kong
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
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. ―
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. kongani fog.
Archaic
Preterit		 Indef. kongék kongál konga kongánk kongátok kongának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kong vala, kongott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future		 Indef. kongandok kongandasz kongand kongandunk kongandotok kongandanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. konganék konganál kongana konganánk konganátok konganának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kongott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. kongjak kongj or
kongjál		 kongjon kongjunk kongjatok kongjanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kongott légyen
Infinitive kongani konganom konganod kongania konganunk konganotok konganiuk
Other
forms		 Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
kongás kongó kongott ― kongva (kongván)
potential conjugation of kong
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
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. konghatok konghatsz konghat konghatunk konghattok konghatnak
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. konghattam konghattál konghatott konghattunk konghattatok konghattak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic
Preterit		 Indef. konghaték konghatál konghata konghatánk konghatátok konghatának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. konghat vala, konghatott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future		 Indef. konghatandok
or kongandhatok 		konghatandasz
or kongandhatsz		 konghatand
or kongandhat		 konghatandunk
or kongandhatunk		 konghatandotok
or kongandhattok		 konghatandanak
or kongandhatnak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. konghatnék konghatnál konghatna konghatnánk konghatnátok konghatnának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. konghatott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. konghassak konghass or
konghassál		 konghasson konghassunk konghassatok konghassanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. konghatott légyen
Inf. (konghatni) (konghatnom) (konghatnod) (konghatnia) (konghatnunk) (konghatnotok) (konghatniuk)
Positive adjective ― Neg. adj. ― Adv. part. (konghatva / konghatván)

Derived terms
  • kongás
  • kongat
  • kong-bong
  • kondít
  • kondul
  • kongat

References
  1. kong 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.)

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.

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 n.

Alternative forms

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

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
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