dong

See also: dòng, dōng, döng, dǒng, dộng, and Appendix:Variations of "dong"

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɒŋ/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duwng, “copper”) (compare Mandarin 铜 (tóng)), from Old Chinese 銅 (*lˁoŋ).

Alternative forms

đồng (uncommon)

Noun

dong (plural dong or dongs)

The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
(historical) The currency of South Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: Đ.

Translations

currency of Vietnam

Arabic: دُونْغ‎ m (dunḡ), دُونْج‎ m (dong)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 盾 (zh) (dùn), 越南盾 (zh) (Yuènán dùn), 越盾 (yuèdùn)
French: dong (fr) m
German: Dong m
Greek: ντονγκ (dongk)
Hindi: दोंग (doṅg)
Hungarian: đồng (hu)
Japanese: ドン (ja) (don)
Khmer: ដុង (km) (dong)
Korean: 동(銅) (ko) (dong)
Lao: ດົ່ງ (dong)
Malay: dong (ms)
Portuguese: dong m
Russian: донг (ru) m (dong)
Thai: ด่ง (dòng)
Vietnamese: đồng (vi) (銅)

currency of South Vietnam

Vietnamese: đồng (vi) (銅)

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps from The Dong with a Luminous Nose, an 1894 poem by Edward Lear about a mythical creature. Attested since the 1930s.

Noun

dong (plural dongs)

(slang) A penis.
- 1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint, page 18:
  Nevertheless, I was wholly incapable of keeping my paws from my dong once it started the climb up my belly.
- 1983, "Penis Song" (from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life)
  Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis?
  Isn't it frightfully good to have a dong?
(slang, by extension) A dildo, specifically a synthetic anatomical replica of the penis.

Synonyms

(penis): See Thesaurus:penis.

Derived terms

double dong

Related terms

ding-dong

Translations

penis

German: Schwanz (de) m

dildo

German: Dildo (de) m

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic

Noun

dong (plural dongs)

Onomatopoeia for the ringing sound made by a bell with a low pitch.

Translations

onomatopoeia for the ringing sound made by a bell with a low pitch — See also translations at ding dong

Russian: дон (ru) (don)

Verb

dong (third-person singular simple present dongs, present participle donging, simple past and past participle donged)

Of a bell: to make a low-pitched ringing sound.

Etymology 4

Korean 동(洞) (dong, “neighborhood”)

Noun

dong (plural dongs)

A submunicipal administrative unit of a city in North or South Korea.

Anagrams

Gond

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Syncope of dorang.

Pronoun

dong

they

References

D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎, Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔŋ/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: dong
Rhymes: -ɔŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch *dong, from Old Dutch *dunga, from Proto-Germanic *dungō. Cognate to English dung.

Noun

dong m (uncountable)

(dated, dialectal, Northern) dung, manure
Synonym: mest

Descendants

Negerhollands: doeng

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng.

Noun

dong m (plural dongs)

dong, the currency of Vietnam

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dong

singular past indicative of dingen

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdoŋɡ]
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -oŋɡ
Homophone: đồng

Etymology 1

From an onomatopoeia + -g (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Verb

dong

(intransitive, of an insect) to buzz, bumble, drone
(intransitive, of a large hollow object) to boom, rumble, thunder (to make a dull, low-pitched, reverberating sound when hit)

Conjugation

conjugation of dong

			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.	dongok	dongsz	dong	dongunk	dongtok	dongnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	dongtam	dongtál	dongott	dongtunk	dongtatok	dongtak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	dongnék	dongnál	dongna	dongnánk	dongnátok	dongnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	dongjak	dongj or dongjál	dongjon	dongjunk	dongjatok	dongjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Infinitive	dongni		dongnom	dongnod	dongnia	dongnunk	dongnotok	dongniuk
Other nonfinite verb forms			Verbal noun	Present participle	Past participle	Future part.	Adverbial part.	Potential
Other nonfinite verb forms			dongás	dongó	dongott	―	dongva	donghat

or

conjugation of dong

			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.	dongok	dongasz	dong	dongunk	dongotok	donganak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	dongottam	dongottál	dongott	dongottunk	dongottatok	dongottak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	donganék	donganál	dongana	donganánk	donganátok	donganának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	dongjak	dongj or dongjál	dongjon	dongjunk	dongjatok	dongjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Infinitive	dongani		donganom	donganod	dongania	donganunk	donganotok	donganiuk
Other nonfinite verb forms			Verbal noun	Present participle	Past participle	Future part.	Adverbial part.	Potential
Other nonfinite verb forms			dongás	dongó	dongott	―	dongva	donghat

Derived terms

dongás
dongó

(With verbal prefixes):

körüldong

Etymology 2

See đồng.

Noun

dong

Nonstandard form of đồng (“dong”, the currency of Vietnam; usually used by thousands or higher denominations).[2]

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	dong	dongok
accusative	dongot	dongokat
dative	dongnak	dongoknak
instrumental	donggal	dongokkal
causal-final	dongért	dongokért
translative	donggá	dongokká
terminative	dongig	dongokig
essive-formal	dongként	dongokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	dongban	dongokban
superessive	dongon	dongokon
adessive	dongnál	dongoknál
illative	dongba	dongokba
sublative	dongra	dongokra
allative	donghoz	dongokhoz
elative	dongból	dongokból
delative	dongról	dongokról
ablative	dongtól	dongoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	dongé	dongoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	dongéi	dongokéi

Possessive forms of dong
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	dongom	dongjaim
2nd person sing.	dongod	dongjaid
3rd person sing.	dongja	dongjai
1st person plural	dongunk	dongjaink
2nd person plural	dongotok	dongjaitok
3rd person plural	dongjuk	dongjaik

References

dong 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.)
Section 212 in A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔŋ/
Hyphenation: dong
Rhymes: -dɔŋ, -ɔŋ, -ŋ

Etymology 1

From Betawi [Term?], from Dutch dong, dingen (“to solicit”), from Middle Dutch dingen (“to convene, to plead”), from Old Dutch *thingon, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną.

Adverb

dong

(colloquial) please: used to make a polite request
Harga Bensin Pertalite Jangan Naik Dong. ― Please, don't raise the Pertalite Petrol Price.
(colloquial) indicates a strong command
(colloquial) indicates discord between words and actions

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duwng, “copper”) (compare Mandarin 铜 (tóng)), from Old Chinese 銅 (*lˁoŋ).

Noun

dong (first-person possessive dongku, second-person possessive dongmu, third-person possessive dongnya)

The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫

Mandarin

Romanization

dong

Nonstandard spelling of dōng.
Nonstandard spelling of dǒng.
Nonstandard spelling of dòng.

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.

Middle English

Noun

dong

Alternative form of donge (“dung”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Shortened form of kordong, itself possibly a mishearing of kondom

Noun

dong m (definite singular dongen, indefinite plural donger, definite plural dongene)

(slang) condom

Portuguese

Noun

dong m (plural dongs)

dong (currency of Vietnam)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dong.

Noun

dong m (plural dongi)

dong (currency)

Declension

Declension of dong

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) dong	dongul	(niște) dongi	dongii
genitive/dative	(unui) dong	dongului	(unor) dongi	dongilor
vocative	dongule		dongilor

References

dong in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Noun

dong m (plural dongs)

dong (currency)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zawŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jawŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jawŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

dong

drive, escort

Noun

(classifier cây) dong

Phrynium placentarium

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From dyngj, from Old Norse dyngja.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ùŋɡ

Noun

dong m (definite dongen)

droppings, especially in a pen, especially sheep droppings mixed with straw residue, bedding and hay motes, which the sheep lie on in the sheep barn

Zou

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doŋ˧/

Verb

dong

(transitive) to solicit

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doŋ˧/

Verb

dong

(transitive) to intercept

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doŋ˧˥/

Verb

dóng

(transitive) to hinder

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doŋ˧˩/

Verb

dòng

(intransitive) to ask

References

Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 63

[1] dong 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.)

[2] Section 212 in A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN

dong

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

Synonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Etymology 3

Noun

Translations

Verb

Etymology 4

Noun

See also

Anagrams

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Pronoun

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

Etymology 3

Verb

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

References

Further reading

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adverb

Etymology 2

Noun

Further reading

Mandarin

Romanization

Usage notes

Middle English

Noun

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Noun

Portuguese

Noun

Romanian

Etymology

Noun

Declension

References

Spanish

Noun

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

Noun

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Zou

Pronunciation

Verb