name
Meaning 1
A surname from Norwegian, Korean, or Khmer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
mong
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Pronunciation
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mŭng
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/ˈmʌŋ/
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rhymes with -ʌŋ
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mŏng
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/mɒŋ/
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rhymes with -ɒŋ
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/mʌŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: M AO1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A mingling, mixture, or crowd.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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noun
Meaning 3
A muddle or confusion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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noun
Meaning 4
A mongrel dog.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, slang
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noun
Meaning 5
A person with Down's syndrome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, dated, derogatory, offensive, slang
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noun
Meaning 6
A stupid person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, derogatory, offensive, slang
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noun
Meaning 7
Alternative form of mueang.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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prep
Meaning 8
Alternative form of 'mong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
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History
Etymology
Various origins: * Borrowed from Norwegian Mong, a habitational surname from a place in Rogaland. * Borrowed from Korean 몽 (mong), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Khmer ម៉ុង (mong).
From Middle English mong, monge, mang, from Old English ġemong, ġemang (“a mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mangą (“mix”). Compare Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to knead, mix”).
Contraction of mongrel.
Contraction of mongoloid.
Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng),Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang) etc.
Clipping of among.