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gong

See also: Gong, gòng, gông, gōng, göng, gǫng, gǒng, gọng, and goŋ

English edit

 
Gong (instrument)

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

 
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From Malay gong, possibly onomatopoeic.

Noun edit

gong (plural gongs)

 
gong [3]
  1. (music) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
  2. (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.
  3. 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)

  1. (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!
  2. (transitive) To send a signal to, using a gong or similar device.
    1. 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.
    2. To warn.
      The driver gonged the pedestrian crossing the tracks, but the pedestrian didn't stop.
  3. (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.

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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)

  1. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  2. (obsolete) The contents of an outhouse pit: shit.
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gong

Etymology 3 edit

From Mandarin 功 (gōng, “merit; achievement”).

Noun edit

gong (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) A kind of cultivation energy, more powerful than qi.
  2. (uncountable) An advanced practice that cultivates such energy.

References edit

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary. "† gong, n.¹". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1900.
  2. ^ Oxford English Dictionary. "gang, n."
  3. ^ Oxford English Dictionary. "gang, v.¹" & "go, v."

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etymologically unrelated terms containing "gong"

Drung edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *guŋ (“body; back”).

Noun edit

gong

  1. back
  2. body
  3. health

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Malay gong.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gong m (plural gongs, diminutive gongetje n)

  1. gong, disc-shaped metal percussion instrument

French edit

Pronunciation edit

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gong m (plural gongs)

  1. gong

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Indonesian edit

Noun edit

gong (first-person possessive gongku, second-person possessive gongmu, third-person possessive gongnya)

  1. (music) a large gong

Jingpho edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *guŋ (“body; back”).

Noun edit

gong

  1. physical body

Lashi edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gong

  1. body
  2. middle

References edit

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Malay edit

 
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Gong (instrument)

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)

  1. (music) a gong
  2. (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)

  1. (botany) Helicia petiolaris
    Synonym: putat tepi
  2. (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)

  1. (obsolete) a bit crazy
    Synonym: gila
    Antonym: waras
  2. (obsolete) stupid
    Synonyms: bodoh, bebal, tolol
    Antonyms: pandai, bijak

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Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

gong

  1. Nonstandard spelling of gōng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of gǒng.
  3. 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

  1. chief, king, ruler

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

  • IPA(key): /ɡanɡ/, /ɡaːnɡ/, /ɡɔnɡ/, /ɡɔːnɡ/

Noun edit

gong (plural gonges)

  1. An outhouse; a building used as a lavatory.
  2. (Northern) A group or set of items.
  3. (chiefly Northern, uncommon) A walk; a journey, especially by foot.
  4. (Northern, rare) A gait; the way one walks.
  5. (poetic, rare) A band or company of armed men.

Descendants edit

  • English: gang (see there for further descendants); gong, goung (obsolete)
  • Scots: gang, gaung, ging
    Northeastern: dyang, gyang

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Malay gong.

Noun edit

gong m (definite singular gongen, indefinite plural gonger, definite plural gongene)

  1. (music) a gong (percussion instrument)

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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)

  1. time
    Kor mange gonger hende det?
    How many times did it happen?
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Etymology 2 edit

From Malay gong.

Noun edit

gong m (definite singular gongen, indefinite plural gongar, definite plural gongane)

  1. (music) a gong (percussion instrument)
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Polish edit

 
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gong

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Malay gong.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gong m inan

  1. gong (percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer)
  2. sound made by the gong

Declension edit

Declension of gong
singular plural
nominative gong gongi
genitive gongu gongów
dative gongowi gongom
accusative gong gongi
instrumental gongiem gongami
locative gongu gongach
vocative gongu gongi

Noun edit

gong m animal

  1. (colloquial) fist blow
    Hypernym: cios

Declension edit

Declension of gong
singular plural
nominative gong gongi
genitive gonga gongów
dative gongowi gongom
accusative gonga gongi
instrumental gongiem gongami
locative gongu gongach
vocative gongu gongi

Further reading edit

  • gong in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gong in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • gong in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French gong.

Noun edit

gong n (plural gonguri)

  1. gong

Declension edit

Declension of gong
singular plural
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

From Malay gong.

Noun edit

gong m (plural gongs)

  1. gong

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Zou edit

Adjective edit

gong

  1. thin

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