هونق كونق

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From English Hong Kong, from Cantonese 香港 (hoeng1 gong2, “Fragrant Harbor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoːnɡ koːnɡ/, [ho̞ːŋɡ ko̞ːŋɡ]

Proper noun

هونق كونق • (hōng kōng) f

  1. Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)
    Alternative form: (common spelling) هونغ كونغ (hōnḡ kōnḡ)
  • هونق كونقي (hōng kōngi, “Hong Konger m.”)
  • هونق كونقية (hōng kōngiyya, “Hong Konger f.”)
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