djong

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noun

An ancient kind of sailing ship originating from Java.

OriginJavanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ ← Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ ~ *d₂luŋ ~ *d₂luəŋ ~ *d₂ləŋ →
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Meanings

noundjong (plural djongs)

plural djongs · alternative jong · alternative jung

  1. historicalAn ancient kind of sailing ship originating from Java.

Origin

  1. Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₂luuŋ ~ *d₂luŋ ~ *d₂luəŋ ~ *d₂ləŋ“boat”
  2. Javaneseꦗꦺꦴꦁ
  3. Englishdjong

Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ (jong), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ ~ *d₂luŋ ~ *d₂luəŋ ~ *d₂ləŋ (“boat”). Doublet of junk.

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APA

djong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/djong

MLA

“djong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/djong. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “djong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/djong.

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