Zong

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Chinese 宗 (Zōng). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tsʊŋ/, /zɔŋ/ === Proper noun === Zong (plural Zongs) A surname from Chinese. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Zong is the 46487th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 458 individuals. Zong is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (79.48%) and White (17.25%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zong”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == Central Franconian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tsoŋ/ (both etymologies may be distinguished by tone) === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German zunge, from Old High German zunga, from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”). ==== Noun ==== Zong f (plural Zonge, diminutive Zöngelche or Zengelche) (most dialects) tongue === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German and Old High German zūn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną. ==== Noun ==== Zong m (plural Zöng, diminutive Zöngche) (most of Ripuarian) fence ===== Alternative forms ===== Zung (chiefly Kölsch) Zoun, Zaun (most of Moselle Franconian) Zuu (Siegerland) == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German zunge, from Old High German zunga, from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [t͡soŋ] Rhymes: -oŋ === Noun === Zong f (plural Zongen, diminutive Zéngelchen) tongue