Central Franconian

Noun

Zong f ‎(plural Zonge, diminutive Zöngelche or Zengelche)

1. (most dialects) tongue

   Küss de met der Zong bes an de Nas?

   Can you touch your nose with your tongue?

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German zunga, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s ‎(“tongue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡soŋ/
• Rhymes: -oŋ

Noun

Zong f ‎(plural Zongen)

1. tongue

Dutch

Verb

zong

1. singular past indicative of zingen

Mandarin

Romanization

zong

1. Nonstandard spelling of zōng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of zǒng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of zòng.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.