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djong

djong noun: an ancient kind of sailing ship originating from Java.

Noun

djong (plural djongs)

  1. (historical) An ancient kind of sailing ship originating from Java.

Forms of djong

pluraldjongs
alternative formjong
alternative formjung

Origin of djong

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

Questions about djong

What does djong mean?
Djong means an ancient kind of sailing ship originating from Java.
What part of speech is djong?
Djong is a noun.
What is the plural of djong?
The plural of djong is djongs.

Words near djong in the dictionary

  1. Djokoviches
  2. Djokovichs
  3. Djokovics
  4. Djolof
  5. Djon
  6. djong
  7. djongs
  8. Djordjevic
  9. Djordjevics
  10. djoundi
  11. djounoud

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