English

Noun

dong ‎(plural dongs)

1. The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

dong ‎(plural dongs)

1. (slang) The ****; a ****, specifically a synthetic anatomical replica of the ****.

Synonyms

• (****): See also Wikisaurus:****

Etymology 3

Noun

dong ‎(plural dongs)

1. Onomatopoeia for the sound made by a bell with a low pitch.

Verb

dong ‎(third-person singular simple present dongs, present participle donging, simple past and past participle donged)

1. To make a low-pitched sound from a bell

See also

• ding dong

Etymology 4

Noun

dong ‎(plural dongs)

1. A submunicipal administrative unit of a city in North or South Korea.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

dong

1. singular past indicative of dingen

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeia +‎ -g ‎(“frequentative suffix”). ^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdoŋɡ]

Verb

dong

1. (intransitive) to buzz

Conjugation

Derived terms

• dongó

References

1. ↑ Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6

Mandarin

Romanization

dong

1. Nonstandard spelling of dōng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of dǒng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of dòng.

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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dong m ‎(definite singular dongen, indefinite plural donger, definite plural dongene)

1. (slang) condom

Portuguese

Noun

dong m (plural dongs)

1. dong (currency of Vietnam)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [z̻ɐwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɐwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɐwŋ͡m˧˥]

Verb

dong

1. drive, escort