Etymology

loong

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Today it means: A Chinese dragon. Full definition →

Mandarin 龍 /龙
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from龍 /龙
  2. English todayloong

Borrowed from Mandarin 龍 /龙 (lóng). This spelling is used to differentiate the word from long.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.