jong
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dʒɒŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɒŋ
Etymology 1
From Tibetan རྫོང (rdzong, “fortress, castle; province, district”).
Alternative forms
- dzong
Noun
jong (plural jongs)
- A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress.
- 1905, Perceval Landon, The Opening of Tibet
- The rock on which the jong stands must at one time have been lapped by the waters of the lake, but at the present time the Yam-dok tso has retreated so far, that a quashy stretch of vivid green quagmire spreads between the road and the shore.
- 1933, Robert Byron, First Russia, Then Tibet, Tauris Parke 2011, p. 211:
- When they had gone I went for a solitary ride, rounding the Jong and striking out into the country through a subsidiary village.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 451:
- However, the Tibetans refused to negotiate – except on the British side of the frontier – and withdrew into their fortress, or jong.
- 2011, Peter Harrison, Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas, Osprey 2011, p. 14:
- The origin of the Tibetan dzong is not known although there is evidence of Chinese and Mongol influences in the style of their military architecture.
- 1905, Perceval Landon, The Opening of Tibet
Noun
jong (plural jongs)
- Alternative form of djong (“type of sailing ship”)
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch jongen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɔŋ/
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Noun
jong (plural jongens)
- A male servant.
- (rare) A boy.
- Synonym: seun
Related terms
- jonk
Adjective
jong
- attributive form of jonk
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch jonc, from Old Dutch jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós. Compare German jung, English young, Danish ung, Icelandic ungur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɔŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɔŋ
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Adjective
jong (comparative jonger, superlative jongst)
- young
- new
Inflection
Inflection of jong | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
uninflected | jong | |||
inflected | jonge | |||
comparative | jonger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | jong | jonger | het jongst het jongste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | jonge | jongere | jongste |
n. sing. | jong | jonger | jongste | |
plural | jonge | jongere | jongste | |
definite | jonge | jongere | jongste | |
partitive | jongs | jongers | — |
Antonyms
- oud
Derived terms
- jongeheer
- verjongen
Descendants
- Berbice Creole Dutch: junggu
- Negerhollands: jun
- Skepi Creole Dutch: jungu
- → Papiamentu: yòn, jonk
- → Saramaccan: njonku
Noun
jong n (plural jongen, diminutive jonkie n or jongske n)
- A young: a young being, especially an immature animal.
Derived terms
- rotjong
Descendants
- Negerhollands: jong, juṅ
- → Virgin Islands Creole: jun (dated)
Verb
jong
- first-person singular present indicative of jongen
- imperative of jongen
See also
- jongen
Garo
Noun
jong
- younger brother
Synonyms
- jonggipa (formal)
- jojong
- angjong
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- jónk (Central Limburgish, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish, North Limburgish)
- joonk (Maastricht)
- jonk (Southeast Limburgish, Eupen)
- jóng (widespread variant)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch jonc, from Old Dutch jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.
Adjective
jong
- (widespread variant) young
Alternative forms
- Jong (German-based spelling)
- jonk, Jonk (Southeast Limburgish)
Antonyms
- aajd
Noun
jong m (plural jonges)
- boy, young guy
- (colloquial, Maastrichtian) a colloquial term of address for a man, along the lines of e.g. mate
- Wie geit 't mèt diech jong?
- How are you doing mate?
- A young: a young being, especially an animal.
Related terms
- jungske (diminutive)
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /joŋ/
- Rhymes: -oŋ
Adjective
jong (masculine jongen, neuter jongt, comparative méi jong, superlative am jéngsten)
- (regional, dated) Alternative form of jonk
Declension
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass jong | si ass jong | et ass jong | si si(nn) jong | |
nominative / accusative | attributive and/or after determiner | jongen | jong | jongt | jong |
independent without determiner | jonges | jonger | |||
dative | after any declined word | jongen | jonger | jongen | jongen |
as first declined word | jongem | jongem |
Related terms
- Jong
- Jongfra
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Min Nan 船 (tsûng), from Proto-Min *-džionᴬ (“ship, boat”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-lawŋ (“boat”). Compare Old Chinese 船 (OC *ɦljon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔŋ/
- Rhymes: -d͡ʒɔŋ, -ɔŋ
- Hyphenation: jong
Noun
jong (Jawi spelling جوڠ, plural jong-jong, informal 1st possessive jongku, 2nd possessive jongmu, 3rd possessive jongnya)
- Jong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship)
Further reading
- “jong” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɟoŋ˧/
Noun
jong
- monkey
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40