kong

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

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɒŋ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɔŋ/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /kɑŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Noun

kong (plural kongs)

1. (mahjong) A set of four identical tiles.

Coordinate terms

• chow
• pung

Translations

set of four identical tiles

• Japanese: 槓 (ja) (kan)

Anagrams

• gonk

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

• grev

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).

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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	kongok	kongsz	kong	kongunk	kongtok	kongnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	kongtam	kongtál	kongott	kongtunk	kongtatok	kongtak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	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 Preterit	Indef.	kongék	kongál	konga	kongánk	kongátok	kongának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	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-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	kongnék	kongnál	kongna	kongnánk	kongnátok	kongnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kongott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	kongjak	kongj or kongjál	kongjon	kongjunk	kongjatok	kongjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	konghatok	konghatsz	konghat	konghatunk	konghattok	konghatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	konghattam	konghattál	konghatott	konghattunk	konghattatok	konghattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	konghaték	konghatál	konghata	konghatánk	konghatátok	konghatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, 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-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	konghatnék	konghatnál	konghatna	konghatnánk	konghatnátok	konghatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. konghatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	konghassak	konghass or konghassál	konghasson	konghassunk	konghassatok	konghassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. konghatott légyen
Inf.	(konghatni)		(konghatnom)	(konghatnod)	(konghatnia)	(konghatnunk)	(konghatnotok)	(konghatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	kongok	kongasz	kong	kongunk	kongotok	konganak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	kongottam	kongottál	kongott	kongottunk	kongottatok	kongottak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	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 Preterit	Indef.	kongék	kongál	konga	kongánk	kongátok	kongának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	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-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	konganék	konganál	kongana	konganánk	konganátok	konganának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kongott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	kongjak	kongj or kongjál	kongjon	kongjunk	kongjatok	kongjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	konghatok	konghatsz	konghat	konghatunk	konghattok	konghatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	konghattam	konghattál	konghatott	konghattunk	konghattatok	konghattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	konghaték	konghatál	konghata	konghatánk	konghatátok	konghatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, 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-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	konghatnék	konghatnál	konghatna	konghatnánk	konghatnátok	konghatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. konghatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	konghassak	konghass or konghassál	konghasson	konghassunk	konghassatok	konghassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. konghatott légyen
Inf.	(konghatni)		(konghatnom)	(konghatnod)	(konghatnia)	(konghatnunk)	(konghatnotok)	(konghatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(konghatva / konghatván)

Derived terms

• kongás
• kongat
• kong-bong

Related terms

• kondít
• kondul
• kongat

Further reading

• kong in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: 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.

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

Related terms

• konge

References

• “kong” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kong” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kaun n.

Alternative forms

• kaun

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

• kung, konge

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