mong

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

• enPR: mŭng, IPA^(key): /ˈmʌŋ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

mong (plural mongs)

1. (dialect) A mingling, mixture, or crowd.^[1]
2. (dialect) A muddle or confusion.

• mongcorn

Contraction of mongrel.

• enPR: mŭng, IPA^(key): /ˈmʌŋ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

mong (plural mongs)

1. (Australia, slang) A mongrel dog.^[2]
   • 1965, Brian James, The Big Burn: Short Stories‎^[2], page 40:

     Some blue cattle-dogs and a small pack of mongs barked excitedly, and danced round, and wished they knew what to do in such an unheard-of situation; and no doubt dreamed for days after of what they had done to distinguish themselves.

Contraction of mongoloid.

• enPR: mŏng, IPA^(key): /mɒŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɒŋ

mong (plural mongs)

1. (British, Ireland, slang, offensive, derogatory, dated) A person with Down's syndrome.
2. (British, Ireland, slang, offensive, derogatory) A stupid person.
   • 2016 May 5, “Thinking He's Hard (Little T Reply)”, performed by Soph Aspin:

     Can't you see you don't belong / You're a stupid little fucking mong

• mong out

Clipping of among.^[3]

• enPR: mŭng, IPA^(key): /mʌŋ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

mong

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 'mong.

Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng),Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang) etc.

mong

1. Alternative form of mueang.

mong m (plural mongs)

1. (slang) mong, shortened version of mongool

mong f (genitive singular moinge, nominative plural moingeanna)

1. alternative form of moing

mong

1. romanization of ꦩꦺꦴꦁ

mong

1. gong

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [mɔŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 望 (“to expect”, SV: vọng). Compare Thai มอง (mɔɔng).

mong • (懞, 矇, 蒙, 芒, 夢)

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

(classifier cái) mong

1. (Mekong Delta) mud slider used for fishing or clam harvesting in alluvial plains of Southern Vietnam
   • 2023 September 24, Phương Anh, “Độc đáo nghề trượt mong mưu sinh trên bãi bồi Mỏ Ó”, in Lao Động‎^[3]:

     "[...] Nghề này lấm lem bùn đất, dầm mưa dãi nắng cơ cực lắm. Nhưng vì không nghề nghiệp, không đất sản xuất nên cứ nương vào cái mong, vào bãi bồi này mà kiếm sống."

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