mong

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See also: mông, moŋ, möng, móng, mống, mỗng, mỏng, 'mong, and Mong.

English

Etymology 1

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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mong (plural mongs)

  1. (dialect) A mingling, mixture, or crowd.
  2. (dialect) A muddle or confusion.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Contraction of mongrel.

Pronunciation

Noun

mong (plural mongs)

  1. (Australia, slang) A mongrel dog.
    • 1965, Brian James, The Big Burn: Short Stories‎, page 40:
      Some blue cattle-dogs and a small pack of mongs barked excitedly, and danced round, and wished they knew what to do in such an unheard-of situation; and no doubt dreamed for days after of what they had done to distinguish themselves.

Etymology 3

Contraction of mongoloid.

Pronunciation

Noun

mong (plural mongs)

  1. (British, Ireland, slang, offensive, derogatory, dated) A person with Down's syndrome.
  2. (British, Ireland, slang, offensive, derogatory) A stupid person.
    • 2016 May 5, “Thinking He's Hard (Little T Reply)”, performed by Soph Aspin:
      Can't you see you don't belong / You're a stupid little fucking mong

Etymology 4

Clipping of among.

Pronunciation

Preposition

mong

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 'mong.

Etymology 5

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.

Noun

mong

  1. Alternative form of mueang

References

  1. ^ Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary
  2. ^ “Australia Decoded 'M-5'”, in Joyzine‎, 2009 March 5 (last accessed)
  3. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “mong”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Dutch

Noun

mong m (plural mongs)

  1. (slang) mong, shortened version of mongool

Irish

Noun

mong f (genitive singular moinge, nominative plural moingeanna)

  1. Alternative form of moing

Mutation

Mutated forms of mong
radical lenition eclipsis
mong mhong not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Javanese

Romanization

mong

  1. Romanization of ꦩꦺꦴꦁ

Malay

Noun

mong

  1. gong

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 望 (“to expect”, SV: vọng). Compare Thai มอง (mɔɔng).

Verb

mong • (懞, 矇, 蒙, 芒, 夢)

  1. to hope, to expect, to wish for something
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

(classifier cái) mong

  1. (Mekong Delta) mud slider used for fishing or clam harvesting in alluvial plains of Southern Vietnam
    • 2023 September 24, Phương Anh, “Độc đáo nghề trượt mong mưu sinh trên bãi bồi Mỏ Ó”, in Lao Động‎:
      " Nghề này lấm lem bùn đất, dầm mưa dãi nắng cơ cực lắm. Nhưng vì không nghề nghiệp, không đất sản xuất nên cứ nương vào cái mong, vào bãi bồi này mà kiếm sống."
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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