mong
See also: moŋ, möng, móng, mống, mỗng, mỏng, 'mong, and Mong.
English
Etymology 1
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”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: mŭng, IPA(key): /ˈmʌŋ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌŋ
Noun
mong (plural mongs)
- (dialect) A mingling, mixture, or crowd.[1]
- (dialect) A muddle or confusion.
Derived terms
- mongcorn
Etymology 2
Contraction of mongrel.
Pronunciation
- enPR: mŭng, IPA(key): /ˈmʌŋ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌŋ
Noun
mong (plural mongs)
- (Australia, slang) A mongrel dog.[2]
- 1965, Brian James, The Big Burn: Short Stories, 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.
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Etymology 3
Contraction of mongoloid.
Pronunciation
- enPR: mŏng, IPA(key): /mɒŋ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒŋ
Noun
mong (plural mongs)
- (Britain, slang, offensive, derogatory, dated) A person with Down's syndrome.
- (Britain, slang, offensive, derogatory) A stupid person.
Etymology 4
Clipping of among.[3]
Pronunciation
- enPR: mŭng, IPA(key): /mʌŋ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌŋ
Preposition
mong
- (obsolete) Alternative form of 'mong.
Etymology 5
Shan မိူင်း (móeng)
Noun
mong
- Alternative form of mueang
References
- Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary
- “Australia Decoded 'M-5'”, in Joyzine, accessed 2009-03-05
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “mong”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Dutch
Noun
mong m (plural mongs)
- (slang) mong, shortened version of mongool.
Irish
Noun
mong f (genitive singular moinge, nominative plural moingeanna)
- Alternative form of moing
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mong | mhong | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Malay
Noun
mong
- gong
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 望 (“to expect”, SV: vọng). Compare Thai มอง (mɔɔng).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧]
Verb
mong
- to hope, to expect, to wish for something
Derived terms
Derived terms
- chờ mong
- mong chờ
- mong đợi
- mong mỏi
- mong ước
- ước mong