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jongs

jongs is the plural of jong.

Meaning of jong

Noun (1)

jong (plural jongs)

  1. 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

Noun (2)

jong (plural jongs)

  1. (South Africa, slang) 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

Phrases with jongs

Questions about jongs

What is jongs the plural of?
Jongs is the plural of jong.

Words near jongs in the dictionary

  1. Jongo
  2. jongpen
  3. jongpens
  4. jongpon
  5. jongpons
  6. jongs
  7. jongseong
  8. jongseongs
  9. Joni
  10. jonidan
  11. Jonigkeit

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