name
Meaning 1
A town in north eastern Côte d'Ivoire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Kong
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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ko͝ong
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UK: /kɒŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /kɔŋ/
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cot-caught-merger: /kɑŋ/
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rhymes with -ɒŋ
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CMU ARPABET: K AO1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: K AO1 NG G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
The fictional gigantic gorilla from the story King Kong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: King Kong
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
A surname from Chinese.
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name
Meaning 4
Alternative form of Kongbam surname of Meitei origin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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name
Meaning 5
Alternative form of Kongkham surname of Meitei origin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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name
Meaning 6
A city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
A set of four identical tiles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, games, mahjong
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kan, quad, four-of-a-kind
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
A call declaring the formation of such a set.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, games, mahjong
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kan
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) or Cantonese 江 (gong1).
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯀꯣꯡ (kong).
Borrowed from Cantonese 槓 /杠 (gong3 / gung3).
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Cantonese: 槓子 /杠子 (gong3 zi2) — set of four identical tiles
- Chinese Mandarin: 槓子 /杠子 (gàngzi) — set of four identical tiles
- Japanese: 槓子 (kantsu) — set of four identical tiles
- Japanese: 槓 (kan) — set of four identical tiles
- Korean: 깡쯔 (kkangjjeu) — set of four identical tiles
- Polish: kong — set of four identical tiles
- Chinese Cantonese: 槓 /杠 (gong3 / gung3) — a call declaring a set of four identical tiles
- Chinese Mandarin: 槓 /杠 (gàng) — a call declaring a set of four identical tiles
- Japanese: カン (kan) — a call declaring a set of four identical tiles
- Japanese: 槓 (kan) — a call declaring a set of four identical tiles
- Korean: 깡 (kkang) — a call declaring a set of four identical tiles
- Polish: kong — a call declaring a set of four identical tiles