jong
/dʒɒŋ/US/dʒɔŋ/
jong noun: a Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress. Also the alternative form of djong.
Noun (1)
jong (plural jongs)
- A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress.
- The rock on which the jong stands must at one time have been lapped by the waters of the lake, but at the present time the Yam-dok tso has retreated so far, that a quashy stretch of vivid green quagmire spreads between the road and the shore.1905, Perceval Landon, The Opening of Tibet
- When they had gone I went for a solitary ride, rounding the Jong and striking out into the country through a subsidiary village.1933, Robert Byron, First Russia, Then Tibet, Tauris Parke, published 2011, page 211
Noun (2)
IPA/jɒŋ/
jong (plural jongs)
- A friendly term of address, especially for a young man.
- I take out my pocket knife and start to smooth it. What do you want with that stick says Jan. Nothing. Well throw it away. No jong I am going to keep it.1975, Sheila Roberts, Outside Life's Feast: Short Stories, Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, →ISBN, page 28
Also used as
jong is also the alternative form of djong.
jong meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
jong in Hindi
- जोंग
jong in Tamil
- ஜோங்
jong in Marathi
- जोंग, जॉंग
jong in Urdu
- جونگ
More languagesFewer languages
- jong in Telugu
- జోంగ్
- jong in Malayalam
- ജോങ്, ജോംഗ്, ജോങ്ങ്
- jong in Kannada
- ಜೋಂಗ್, ಜೊಂಗ್
- jong in Punjabi
- ਜੋਂਗ, ਜੌਂਗ
- jong in Gujarati
- જોંગ
- jong in Odia
- ଜୋଙ୍ଗ, ଜୋଙ୍ଗ୍
- jong in Nepali
- जोङ
Forms of jong
| plural | jongs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dzong |
Origin of jong
From Tibetan རྫོང (rdzong, “fortress, castle; province, district”).
Borrowed from Afrikaans jong (“male servant; boy”), from Dutch jongen (“young”).
See djong.
Phrases with jong
Words that rhyme with jong
Questions about jong
- What does jong mean?
- Jong means a Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress.
- What is jong in Hindi?
- Jong in Hindi is जोंग. See Jong meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is jong?
- Jong is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jong?
- Jong is pronounced /dʒɒŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of jong?
- The plural of jong is jongs.
Words near jong in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: jong (page history and authors); jong (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jong (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jong (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jong (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jong (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jong (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jong (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jong (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jong (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jong (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jong (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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