kong

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 槓 / 杠 (gong3 / gung3).

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.
    Synonyms: kan, quad, four-of-a-kind
  2. (mahjong) A call declaring the formation of such a set.
    Synonym: kan

Usage notes

While kong is the traditional English term, among English-speaking players of the Japanese variant of mahjong it is more common to use the Japanese-derived term kan.

Coordinate terms

Translations

See also

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; to make bare; to be naked; 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 indica­tive pre­sent indef. kongok kongsz kong kongunk kongtok kongnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. kongtam kongtál kongott kongtunk kongtatok kongtak
def. ―
2nd obj
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
preterite 		indef. kongék kongál konga kongánk kongátok kongának
def. ―
2nd obj
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 obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. kongnék kongnál kongna kongnánk kongnátok kongnának
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kongott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. kongjak kongj or
kongjál 		kongjon kongjunk kongjatok kongjanak
def. ―
2nd obj
(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 indica­tive pre­sent indef. konghatok konghatsz konghat konghatunk konghattok konghatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. konghattam konghattál konghatott konghattunk konghattatok konghattak
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic
preterite 		indef. konghaték konghatál konghata konghatánk konghatátok konghatának
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), 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 obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. konghatnék konghatnál konghatna konghatnánk konghatnátok konghatnának
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. konghatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. konghassak konghass or
konghassál 		konghasson konghassunk konghassatok konghassanak
def. ―
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. konghatott légyen
infinitive (konghatni) (konghatnom) (konghatnod) (konghatnia) (konghatnunk) (konghatnotok) (konghatniuk)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
― ― (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 indica­tive pre­sent indef. kongok kongasz kong kongunk kongotok konganak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. kongottam kongottál kongott kongottunk kongottatok kongottak
def. ―
2nd obj
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
preterite 		indef. kongék kongál konga kongánk kongátok kongának
def. ―
2nd obj
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 obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. konganék konganál kongana konganánk konganátok konganának
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kongott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. kongjak kongj or
kongjál 		kongjon kongjunk kongjatok kongjanak
def. ―
2nd obj
(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 indica­tive pre­sent indef. konghatok konghatsz konghat konghatunk konghattok konghatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. konghattam konghattál konghatott konghattunk konghattatok konghattak
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic
preterite 		indef. konghaték konghatál konghata konghatánk konghatátok konghatának
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), 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 obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. konghatnék konghatnál konghatna konghatnánk konghatnátok konghatnának
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. konghatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. konghassak konghass or
konghassál 		konghasson konghassunk konghassatok konghassanak
def. ―
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. konghatott légyen
infinitive (konghatni) (konghatnom) (konghatnod) (konghatnia) (konghatnunk) (konghatnotok) (konghatniuk)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
― ― (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 Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (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.

North Moluccan Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koŋ/

Particle

kong

  1. (when used at the end of sentence) Indicates an emphatic declarative sentence.
    Dorang yang datang kong.
    They are the ones who come.
  2. (when used at the end of sentence, with interrogative intonation) Indicates a question.
    Dorang yang datang kong?
    Are they the ones who come?
  3. Indicates amazement or similar.
    Kunci kong taro di luar.
    Why did you put the key outside.
    Kita kong babaisap.
    Why should I smoke if I don't?

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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