chong

chong

See also: chóng, chòng, chông, chồng, chōng, and chǒng

Kokborok

Etymology

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

Verb

chong

1. to select

References

• Debbarma, Binoy (2001), “chong”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary, Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 35

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Mandarin

Romanization

chong

1. Nonstandard spelling of chōng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chóng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chǒng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of chòng.

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.

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Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cawŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

chong • (𤍑, 炵) (phonemic reduplicatives chong chong)

1. to keep alight; to make stay lit

   Mỗi tối lũ trẻ cũng phải chong đèn dầu lên mà học bài.

   Every night, a bunch of children also had to keep their oil lamps lit up to study their lessons.

2. (figurative, of eyes) to keep open; to stare
3. (figurative) to focus (on)

See also

• chong chóng (“pinwheel”)