Tong

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tong"

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 湯／汤 (tong1), Cantonese 唐 (tong4), Mandarin 佟 (Tóng), Mandarin 童 (Tóng), etc.

Proper noun

Tong (plural Tongs)

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Tong is the 2730th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13196 individuals. Tong is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (81.26%) and White (11.58%) individuals.

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Tong f (plural Tonge, diminutive Töngke or Töngske or Tönkske or Töngeltje) (German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling)

  1. (anatomy) tongue

Usage notes

  • The diminutive form Töngeltje is exclusively used in Eupen.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 董 (Tóng) or 唐 (Tông).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tong (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. a surname from Hokkien

See also

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