clong
UK/ˈklɒŋ//ˈklɑŋ/
clong noun: synonym of conlang. Also the past participle of cling.
Noun
clong (plural clongs)
- Synonym of conlang.
- A good example for that would be /aɪ̯/, which turns into /æ/ in Viennese and /oɐ̯/ in my mum's dialect. Same thing goes with my clong's dialects, where there's one with /æ/ and one with /oɐ̯/.2023 November 29, Michael Dorninger <michael.dorninger@univie.ac.at>, “Re: Influence from your dialect”, in Conlang mailing list, via listserv.brown.edu
- Synonyms:
- conlang
Also used as
clong is also the past participle of cling.
Synonyms of clong
Forms of clong
| plural | clongs |
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Origin of clong
Corruption of conlang. Created on Reddit around 2020.
Questions about clong
- What does clong mean?
- Clong means synonym of conlang.
- What part of speech is clong?
- Clong is a noun.
- How do you pronounce clong?
- Clong is pronounced /ˈklɒŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of clong?
- The plural of clong is clongs.
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