Etymology

jong

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Today it means: A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress. Full definition →

Tibetan རྫོང
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jong · noun1

  1. Tibetan · borrowed fromརྫོང“fortress, castle; province, district”
  2. English todayjong

From Tibetan རྫོང (rdzong, “fortress, castle; province, district”).

jong · noun2

  1. Dutch · derived fromjongen“young”
  2. Afrikaans · borrowed fromjong“male servant; boy”
  3. English todayjong

Borrowed from Afrikaans jong (“male servant; boy”), from Dutch jongen (“young”).

jong · noun3

See djong.

jong · noun, verb4

  1. Chinese麻將 /麻将
  2. Englishmahjongclip.
  3. English todayjong

Clipping of mahjong.

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