different between kong vs rong

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese ? (gàng).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??

Noun

kong (plural kongs)

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

Translations

Coordinate terms

• chow
• pung

Anagrams

• gonk

Danish

Etymology

A pretonic form of konge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?/, [k???]

Noun

kong

1. king (used as a title before the name of a king)

See also

• grev

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ko??]
• Rhymes: -o??

Verb

kong

1. (intransitive) to resound

Conjugation

or

Derived terms

• kongás
• kongat
• kong-bong

Related terms

• kondít
• kondul
• kongat

References

Further reading

• kong in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN

Mandarin

Romanization

kong

1. Nonstandard spelling of k?ng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of k?ng.
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.

Min Nan

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 konge (“king”)

Noun

kong (indeclinable)

1. The titular prefix given to a king

   kong Haakon VII

Related terms

• konge

References

• “kong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Adjective

rong

1. Misspelling of wrong.

Noun

rong

1. Misspelling of wrong.

Verb

rong

1. Misspelling of wrong.

Chuukese

Verb

rong

1. to hear

Dimasa

Etymology

From Assamese ?? (ro?).

Noun

rong

1. color

Estonian

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoetic. Compare Livonian ra?g.

Noun

rong (genitive rongi, partitive rongi)

1. train

Declension

Garo

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Sanskrit ???? (ra?ga, “color”)

Noun

rong

1. color

Mandarin

Romanization

rong

1. Nonstandard spelling of r?ng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of róng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of r?ng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of ròng.

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.

Rohingya

Alternative forms

• ????????????? (rong) – Hanifi Rohingya script

Noun

rong (Hanifi spelling ????????????)

1. color

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [zaw??m??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [?aw??m??]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [?aw??m??]

Etymology 1

Noun

(classifier cây) rong • (?)

1. seaweedlike algae
2. seaweed

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

rong

1. wandering

Derived terms

Related terms

• rông