different between nong vs rong

English

Etymology

Probably shortened from ning-nong.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /n??/

Noun

nong (plural nongs)

1. (slang, Australia, New Zealand) An idiot.
   • 1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin 2009, p. 126:

     ‘In there, you nong,’ Max said, pointing out a pink-brick home with a 1950s skillion roof.

   • 2008, Michael Panckridge, Hat Trick! Toby Jones, Books 1-3, 2010, unnumbered page,

     ‘You guys are such nongs! Why would you want to face up to Shoaib Akhtar when you could win a World Cup against the young blond Aussie star at the home of cricket?’

   • 2010, John Dale (editor), Best on Ground: Great Writers on the Greatest Game, unnumbered page,

     […] and spend every second Saturday defiant and one-eyed among the opposition nongs at the Barkly Street end.

Mandarin

Romanization

nong

1. Nonstandard spelling of nóng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of n?ng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of nòng.

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.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Compare Proto-Bahnaric *-?o?? (“winnowing basket”) and Proto-Katuic *k?o? (“winnowing basket”).

Noun

(classifier cái) nong • (????)

1. winnowing basket

Etymology 2

Verb

nong • (????)

1. to make bigger or larger

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