cong
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
cong (plural congs or cong)
Further reading
- Jade Cong by the British Museum
Anagrams
Mandarin
Romanization
cong
- Nonstandard spelling of cōng.
- Nonstandard spelling of cóng.
- Nonstandard spelling of cǒng.
- Nonstandard spelling of còng.
Usage notes
- 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.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒŋ
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *koŋ (“be bent”); cognates include Khmer កោង (kaong, “curved, be bent”) and Mon ကိုၚ် (“be bent”). See also Thai โค้ง (kóong), Chinese 弓 (cung).
Adjective
Derived terms
Derived terms
Noun
cong
- (calligraphy) a stroke that is a curved line, usually concave left
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 缸 (SV: cang)