gong
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɡɒŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɔŋ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɡɑŋ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒŋ
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay gong, possibly onomatopoeic.
Noun edit
gong (plural gongs)
- (music) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- (British, slang) A medal or award, particularly Knight Bachelor..
- 2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 114:
- This grooming of the national mindset explains the retention of 92 "hereditary peers" in the House of Lords: individuals who are gifted a right to sit in the nation's upper chamber and facilitate laws for no other reason than that their ancestor was the illegitimate child of some prince, or willing to spaff a few quid on the title when David Lloyd Gorge was selling of gongs for bribes.
- A metal target that emits a sound when it has been hit.
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Verb edit
gong (third-person singular simple present gongs, present participle gonging, simple past and past participle gonged)
- (intransitive) To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong.
- 1903, H. G. Wells, The Truth About Pyecraft:
- Poor old Pyecraft! He has just gonged, no doubt to order another buttered tea-cake!
- (transitive) To send a signal to, using a gong or similar device.
- To halt (originally, a contestant in a talent show; later, a performer, a speaker).
- 1996, Stephanie Holt, Maryanne Lynch, Motherlode:
- As she was gonged, host Daryl Somers swept rapidly across and salvaged an embarrassing situation by putting his arm around her and asking her whether she had children.
- To warn.
- The driver gonged the pedestrian crossing the tracks, but the pedestrian didn't stop.
- To halt (originally, a contestant in a talent show; later, a performer, a speaker).
- (British, slang, transitive) To give an award or medal to.
- 1997, Peter Stone, The Lady and the President, page 147:
- In 1972 he was awarded the British Red Cross Silver Medal for his services to the Red Cross. In 1978 he was 'gonged' once again, this time with the Queen's Jubilee Medal, marking the 25th year of her reign.
References edit
- The Gong Show on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English gong, from Old English gong, where it was originally a variant of the noun gang (“a going, walk, journey, way, etc.”),[1] derived from the verb gangan (“to go, walk, travel”),[2] whose relation to go in Proto-Germanic remains unclear.[3] Doublet of gang.
Noun edit
gong (plural gongs)
- (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- (obsolete) The contents of an outhouse pit: shit.
Alternative forms edit
Synonyms edit
- (outhouse): gonghouse; see also Thesaurus:bathroom
- (feces): See Thesaurus:feces
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Etymology 3 edit
From Mandarin 功 (gōng, “merit; achievement”).
Noun edit
gong (uncountable)
- (uncountable) A kind of cultivation energy, more powerful than qi.
- (uncountable) An advanced practice that cultivates such energy.
References edit
See also edit
Drung edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *guŋ (“body; back”).
Noun edit
gong
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gong m (plural gongs, diminutive gongetje n)
- gong, disc-shaped metal percussion instrument
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
gong m (plural gongs)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “gong”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Noun edit
gong (first-person possessive gongku, second-person possessive gongmu, third-person possessive gongnya)
- (music) a large gong
Jingpho edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *guŋ (“body; back”).
Noun edit
gong
Lashi edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gong
References edit
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Classical Malay [script needed] (gong), from Javanese gong.
Noun edit
gong (Jawi spelling ݢوڠ, plural gong-gong, informal 1st possessive gongku, 2nd possessive gongmu, 3rd possessive gongnya)
- (music) a gong
- (onomatopoeia) the sound a gong makes.
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
gong (Jawi spelling ݢوڠ, plural gong-gong, informal 1st possessive gongku, 2nd possessive gongmu, 3rd possessive gongnya)
- (botany) Helicia petiolaris
- Synonym: putat tepi
- (botany) Xerospermum laevigatum
- Synonym: rambutan pacat
Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective edit
gong (Jawi spelling ݢوڠ)
Further reading edit
- “gong” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
gong
- Nonstandard spelling of gōng.
- Nonstandard spelling of gǒng.
- Nonstandard spelling of gòng.
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.
Mangas edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Warji gung, Polci goŋ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gong
References edit
- Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge.
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English gang, from Proto-West Germanic *gang, form Proto-Germanic *gangaz. Compare gangen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gong (plural gonges)
- An outhouse; a building used as a lavatory.
- (Northern) A group or set of items.
- (chiefly Northern, uncommon) A walk; a journey, especially by foot.
- (Northern, rare) A gait; the way one walks.
- (poetic, rare) A band or company of armed men.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “gā̆ng, gō̆ng, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
gong m (definite singular gongen, indefinite plural gonger, definite plural gongene)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “gong” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the verb gå.
Noun edit
gong m (definite singular gongen, indefinite plural gonger or gongar, definite plural gongene or gongane)
- time
- Kor mange gonger hende det?
- How many times did it happen?
See also edit
- gang (Bokmål)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
gong m (definite singular gongen, indefinite plural gongar, definite plural gongane)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “gong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gong m inan
- gong (percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer)
- sound made by the gong
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gong m animal
- (colloquial) fist blow
- Hypernym: cios
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
gong n (plural gonguri)
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singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) gong | gongul | (niște) gonguri | gongurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) gong | gongului | (unor) gonguri | gongurilor |
vocative | gongule | gongurilor |
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
gong m (plural gongs)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “gong”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Zou edit
Adjective edit
gong