See also: Nong, nóng, nòng, nöng, nǒng, and -nong

English edit

Etymology edit

Probably shortened from ning-nong.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nong (plural nongs)

  1. (slang, Australia, New Zealand) An idiot.
    • 1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin, published 2009, page 126:
      ‘In there, you nong,’ Max said, pointing out a pink-brick home with a 1950s skillion roof.
    • 2008, Michael Panckridge, Hat Trick! Toby Jones, Books 1-3, published 2010, unnumbered page:
      ‘You guys are such nongs! Why would you want to face up to Shoaib Akhtar when you could win a World Cup against the young blond Aussie star at the home of cricket?’
    • 2010, John Dale, editor, Best on Ground: Great Writers on the Greatest Game, unnumbered page:
      [] and spend every second Saturday defiant and one-eyed among the opposition nongs at the Barkly Street end.

Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

nong

  1. Nonstandard spelling of nóng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of nǒng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of nòng.

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.

Manipuri edit

Proper noun edit

nong

  1. Alternative form of ꯅꯣꯡ (nong)

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Compare Proto-Bahnaric *-ɗoːŋ (winnowing basket) and Proto-Katuic *kɗoŋ (winnowing basket).

Noun edit

(classifier cái) nong (𥵛)

  1. winnowing basket

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

nong (𫓒)

  1. to make bigger or larger