dong

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dong"

English edit

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnamese đồng

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɒŋ/
(General American) IPA^(key): /dɔŋ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /dɑŋ/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duŋ, “copper”), from Old Chinese 銅 (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin 銅／铜 (tóng, “copper”).

Alternative forms edit

đồng (uncommon)

Noun edit

dong (plural dong or dongs)

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

Translations edit

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 (ntongk)
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 edit

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

Noun edit

dong (plural dongs)

(slang) The penis.
- 1955, J P Donleavy, The Ginger Man, published 1955 (France), page 344:
  "That American girl was after you too, wasn't she?"
  "She didn't mean anything she said. She was just after your dong. But it's mine."
  "For sure, Mary."
- 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”, in 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.

Translations edit

penis

German: Schwanz (de) m
Swedish: ballefjong (sv) c

dildo

German: Dildo (de) m

Etymology 3 edit

Onomatopoeic

Noun edit

dong (plural dongs)

A low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.

Translations edit

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

Chinese:
Mandarin: 噹／当 (zh) (dāng)
Russian: дон (ru) (don)

Verb edit

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

To make a low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.

Etymology 4 edit

Korean 동(洞) (dong, “neighborhood”)

Noun edit

dong (plural dongs)

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

Anagrams edit

Gond

Ambonese Malay edit

Etymology edit

Syncope of dorang.

Pronoun edit

dong

they

References edit

D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎^[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

dong m (uncountable)

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

Descendants edit

Negerhollands: doeng

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng.

Noun edit

dong m (plural dongs)

dong, the currency of Vietnam

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

dong

singular past indicative of dingen

Hungarian edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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

Verb edit

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 edit

conjugation of dong

Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
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.	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.	―
	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. dongni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	dongék	dongál	donga	dongánk	dongátok	dongának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dong vala, dongott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	dongandok	dongandasz	dongand	dongandunk	dongandotok	dongandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	dongnék	dongnál	dongna	dongnánk	dongnátok	dongnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dongott volna
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	dongjak	dongj or dongjál	dongjon	dongjunk	dongjatok	dongjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dongott légyen
Infinitive	dongni		dongnom	dongnod	dongnia	dongnunk	dongnotok	dongniuk
Other forms	dongás		dongó	dongott	―	dongva (dongván)

potential conjugation of dong

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.	donghatok	donghatsz	donghat	donghatunk	donghattok	donghatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	donghattam	donghattál	donghatott	donghattunk	donghattatok	donghattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	donghaték	donghatál	donghata	donghatánk	donghatátok	donghatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. donghat vala, donghatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	donghatandok or dongandhatok	donghatandasz or dongandhatsz	donghatand or dongandhat	donghatandunk or dongandhatunk	donghatandotok or dongandhattok	donghatandanak or dongandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	donghatnék	donghatnál	donghatna	donghatnánk	donghatnátok	donghatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. donghatott volna
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	donghassak	donghass or donghassál	donghasson	donghassunk	donghassatok	donghassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. donghatott légyen
Inf.	(donghatni)		(donghatnom)	(donghatnod)	(donghatnia)	(donghatnunk)	(donghatnotok)	(donghatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(donghatva / donghatván)

or

conjugation of dong

Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
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.	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.	―
	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. dongani fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	dongék	dongál	donga	dongánk	dongátok	dongának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dong vala, dongott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	dongandok	dongandasz	dongand	dongandunk	dongandotok	dongandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	donganék	donganál	dongana	donganánk	donganátok	donganának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dongott volna
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	dongjak	dongj or dongjál	dongjon	dongjunk	dongjatok	dongjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dongott légyen
Infinitive	dongani		donganom	donganod	dongania	donganunk	donganotok	donganiuk
Other forms	dongás		dongó	dongott	―	dongva (dongván)

potential conjugation of dong

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.	donghatok	donghatsz	donghat	donghatunk	donghattok	donghatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	donghattam	donghattál	donghatott	donghattunk	donghattatok	donghattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	donghaték	donghatál	donghata	donghatánk	donghatátok	donghatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. donghat vala, donghatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	donghatandok or dongandhatok	donghatandasz or dongandhatsz	donghatand or dongandhat	donghatandunk or dongandhatunk	donghatandotok or dongandhattok	donghatandanak or dongandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	donghatnék	donghatnál	donghatna	donghatnánk	donghatnátok	donghatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. donghatott volna
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	donghassak	donghass or donghassál	donghasson	donghassunk	donghassatok	donghassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. donghatott légyen
Inf.	(donghatni)		(donghatnom)	(donghatnod)	(donghatnia)	(donghatnunk)	(donghatnotok)	(donghatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(donghatva / donghatván)

Derived terms edit

(With verbal prefixes):

körüldong

Etymology 2 edit

See đồng.

Noun edit

dong

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

Declension edit

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 edit

^ 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 edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duŋ, “copper”), from Old Chinese 銅 (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin 銅／铜 (tóng, “copper”).

Noun edit

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

The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫

Jamaican Creole edit

Etymology edit

Derived from English down.

Adverb edit

dong

down
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Aks 7:15:
  So Jiekob imself go dong a Iijip, an im an wi faada faada dem liv dong de til dem ded.
  So Jacob went down to Egypt where he and our fathers lived til they died.

Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

dong

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

Usage notes edit

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.

Middle English edit

Noun edit

dong

Alternative form of donge (“dung”)

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

Shortened form of kordong, itself possibly a mishearing of kondom

Noun edit

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

(slang) condom

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /dõ.ɡuˈi/ [dõ.ɡʊˈi], /dõˈɡi/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dõˈɡi/

Hyphenation: dong

Noun edit

dong m (plural dongs)

dong (currency of Vietnam)

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French dong.

Noun edit

dong m (plural dongi)

dong (currency)

Declension edit

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 edit

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

Spanish edit

Noun edit

dong m (plural dongs)

dong (currency)

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

dong • (𢫝)

to drive; to escort

Etymology 2 edit

Attested as deaong in the Flora Cochinchinensis (1790, "Flora of Cochinchina").

Noun edit

(classifier cây) dong • (容)

Phrynium placentarium

Zou edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /doŋ˧/

Verb edit

dong

(transitive) to solicit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /doŋ˧/

Verb edit

dong

(transitive) to intercept

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /doŋ˧˥/

Verb edit

dóng

(transitive) to hinder

Etymology 4 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /doŋ˧˩/

Verb edit

dòng

(intransitive) to ask

References edit

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

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