gong
English
editPronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ɡɒŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɔŋ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɡɑŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒŋ
Etymology 1
editFrom Malay gong, possibly onomatopoeic.
Noun
editgong (plural gongs)
- (music) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant 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.
Derived terms
editTranslations
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Verb
editgong (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
editFrom 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
editgong (plural gongs)
- (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- (obsolete) The contents of an outhouse pit: shit.
Alternative forms
editSynonyms
edit- (outhouse): gonghouse; see also Thesaurus:outhouse
- (feces): See Thesaurus:feces
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editFrom Mandarin 功 (gōng, “merit; achievement”).
Noun
editgong (uncountable)
- (uncountable) A kind of cultivation energy, more powerful than qi.
- (uncountable) An advanced practice that cultivates such energy.
References
editSee also
editDrung
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Sino-Tibetan *guŋ (“body; back”).
Noun
editgong
Dutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgong m (plural gongs, diminutive gongetje n)
- gong, disc-shaped metal percussion instrument
French
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editgong m (plural gongs)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “gong”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
editNoun
editgong (first-person possessive gongku, second-person possessive gongmu, third-person possessive gongnya)
- (music) a large gong
Jingpho
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Sino-Tibetan *guŋ (“body; back”).
Noun
editgong
Lashi
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgong
References
edit- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Malay
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Classical Malay [script needed] (gong), from Javanese gong.
Noun
editgong (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
editgong (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
editgong (Jawi spelling ݢوڠ)
Further reading
edit- “gong” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin
editRomanization
editgong
- 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
editEtymology
editCognate with Warji gung, Polci goŋ.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgong
References
edit- Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge.
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old English gang, from Proto-West Germanic *gang, form Proto-Germanic *gangaz. Compare gangen.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgong (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
editReferences
edit- “gā̆ng, gō̆ng, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editNoun
editgong m (definite singular gongen, indefinite plural gonger, definite plural gongene)
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “gong” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom the verb gå.
Noun
editgong 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
editNoun
editgong m (definite singular gongen, indefinite plural gongar, definite plural gongane)
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “gong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgong 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
Declension
editNoun
editgong m animal
- (colloquial) fist blow
- Hypernym: cios
Declension
editFurther reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editgong n (plural gonguri)
Declension
editsingular | 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
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editNoun
editgong m (plural gongs)
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “gong”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Zou
editAdjective
editgong
References
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