different between mong vs rong

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English mong, monge, mang, from Old English ?emong, ?emang (“a mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mang? (“mix”). Compare Proto-Germanic *mangijan? (“to knead, mix”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?ng, IPA^(key): /?m??/
• Rhymes: -??

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: m?ng, IPA^(key): /?m??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

mong (plural mongs)

1. (Australia, slang) A mongrel dog.

Etymology 3

Contraction of Mongol or mongoloid.

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?ng, IPA^(key): /m??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

mong (plural mongs)

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

Etymology 4

Clipping of among.

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?ng, IPA^(key): /m??/
• Rhymes: -??

Preposition

mong

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 'mong.

Etymology 5

Shan ?????? (móeng)

Noun

mong

1. Alternative form of mueang

References

Dutch

Noun

mong m (plural mongs)

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

Malay

Noun

mong

1. gong

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese ? (“to expect”, SV: v?ng). Compare Thai ??? (m??ng).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

mong

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

Derived terms

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