gong

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɡɒŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɔŋ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɡɑŋ/ Rhymes: -ɒŋ === Etymology 1 === From Malay gong, possibly onomatopoeic. ==== Noun ==== gong (plural gongs) (music) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer. (British, slang) A medal or award, particularly Knight Bachelor. A metal target that emits a sound when it has been hit. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== gong (third-person singular simple present gongs, present participle gonging, simple past and past participle gonged) (intransitive) To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong. (transitive) To send a signal to, using a gong or similar device. To halt (originally, a contestant in a talent show; later, a performer, a speaker). To warn. (British, slang, transitive) To give an award or medal to. ==== References ==== The Gong Show on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === From Middle English gong, from Old English gong, where it was originally a variant of the noun gang (“a going, walk, journey, way, etc.”), derived from the verb gangan (“to go, walk, travel”), whose relation to go in Proto-Germanic remains unclear. Doublet of gang. ==== Noun ==== gong (plural gongs) (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. (obsolete) The contents of an outhouse pit: shit. ===== Alternative forms ===== gang, gonge, goonge, goung, gounge, gung, gunge ===== Synonyms ===== (outhouse): gonghouse; see also Thesaurus:outhouse (feces): See Thesaurus:feces ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === From Mandarin 功 (gōng, “merit; achievement”). ==== Noun ==== gong (uncountable) (uncountable) A kind of cultivation energy, more powerful than qi. (uncountable) An advanced practice that cultivates such energy. ==== References ==== === See also === == Drung == === Etymology === From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *guŋ (“body; back”). === Noun === gong back body health == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay gong. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣɔŋ/ Hyphenation: gong Rhymes: -ɔŋ === Noun === gong m (plural gongs, diminutive gongetje n) gong (disc-shaped metal percussion instrument) == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === gong m (plural gongs) gong ==== Derived terms ==== sauvé par le gong === Further reading === “gong”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Noun === gong (plural gong-gong) (music) a large gong == Jingpho == === Etymology === From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *guŋ (“body; back”). === Noun === gong physical body == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡoŋ/ Rhymes: -oŋ === Etymology 1 === From Classical Malay [script needed] (gong), from Javanese gong. ==== Noun ==== gong (Jawi spelling ݢوڠ, plural gong-gong or gong2) (music) a gong (onomatopoeia) the sound a gong makes. === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== gong (Jawi spelling ݢوڠ, plural gong-gong or gong2) (botany) Helicia petiolaris Synonym: putat tepi (botany) Xerospermum laevigatum Synonym: rambutan pacat === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Adjective ==== gong (Jawi spelling ݢوڠ, comparative lebih gong, superlative paling gong) (obsolete) a bit crazy Synonym: gila Antonym: waras (obsolete) stupid Synonyms: bodoh, bebal, tolol Antonyms: pandai, bijak === Further reading === "gong" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Mandarin == === Romanization === gong nonstandard spelling of gōng nonstandard spelling of gǒng nonstandard spelling of gòng ==== 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. == Mangas == === Etymology === Cognate with Warji gung, Polci goŋ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡòŋ/ === Noun === gong chief, king, ruler === References === Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === gang, gonge, goonge === Etymology === Inherited from Old English gang, from Proto-West Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz. Compare gangen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɔnɡ/, /ɡɔ̝ːnɡ/ IPA(key): /ɡanɡ/, /ɡaːnɡ/ (especially Northern) === Noun === gong (plural gonges) An outhouse; a building used as a lavatory. (Northern) A group or set of items. (chiefly Northern, uncommon) A walk; a journey, especially by foot. (Northern, rare) A gait; the way one walks. (poetic, rare) A band or company of armed men. ==== Descendants ==== English: gang (see there for further descendants); gong, goung (obsolete) Scots: gang, gaung, ging Northeastern: dyang, gyang === References === “gā̆ng, gō̆ng, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Malay gong. === Noun === gong m (definite singular gongen, indefinite plural gonger, definite plural gongene) (music) a gong (percussion instrument) ==== Synonyms ==== gongong === References === “gong” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɔŋː/ === Etymology 1 === From the verb gå. ==== Noun ==== gong m (definite singular gongen, indefinite plural gonger or gongar, definite plural gongene or gongane) time ===== See also ===== gang (Bokmål) === Etymology 2 === From Malay gong. ==== Noun ==== gong m (definite singular gongen, indefinite plural gongar, definite plural gongane) (music) a gong (percussion instrument) ===== Synonyms ===== gongong === References === “gong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Noun === gong m alternative form of gang == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay gong. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɔŋk/ Rhymes: -ɔŋk Syllabification: gong === Noun === gong m inan gong (percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer) sound made by the gong ==== Declension ==== === Noun === gong m animal (colloquial) fist blow Hypernym: cios ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === gong in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN gong in Polish dictionaries at PWN gong in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gong. === Noun === gong n (plural gonguri) gong ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === gongo === Etymology === From Malay gong. === Noun === gong m (plural gongs) gong ==== See also ==== batintín === Further reading === “gong”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025