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jong¹
- /dʒɒŋ/ UK
- /dʒɔŋ/ US
- /dʒɑŋ/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɒŋ
Where it comes from
From Tibetan རྫོང (rdzong, “fortress, castle; province, district”).
noun jongs · dzong
- A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress. The rock on which the jong stands must at one time have been lapped by the waters of the lake, but at the present time the Yam-dok tso has retreated so far, that a quashy stretch of vivid green quagmire spreads between the road and the shore.
jong²
- /jɒŋ/
Rhymes with -ɒŋ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Afrikaans jong (“male servant; boy”), from Dutch jongen (“young”).
noun jongs
- A friendly term of address, especially for a young man. I take out my pocket knife and start to smooth it. What do you want with that stick says Jan. Nothing. Well throw it away. No jong I am going to keep it.
jong³
- /dʒɒŋ/
Rhymes with -ɒŋ
Where it comes from
See djong.
noun jongs
- Alternative form of djong (“type of sailing ship”).
jong⁴
noun
- Clipping of mahjong Shut up and play jong
verb jongs · jonging · jonged
- To play mahjong. It's time to jong. 🀄️
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: young, yong, wha, il, gong, bell, cheng, jung, jon, chung, jeong, zheng, zhong, chun, bouman, yung
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title = {jong},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jong},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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