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longkang

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Singapore[ˈlɔŋ˧.kaŋ˦]

longkang noun: ditch, street drain.

Noun

longkang (plural longkangs)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) Ditch, street drain

Forms of longkang

plurallongkangs

Origin of longkang

Unadapted borrowing from Malay longkang, from Min Nan 壟溝 /垄沟.

Questions about longkang

What does longkang mean?
Longkang means ditch, street drain.
What part of speech is longkang?
Longkang is a noun.
How do you pronounce longkang?
Longkang is pronounced [ˈlɔŋ˧.kaŋ˦] (Singapore).
What is the plural of longkang?
The plural of longkang is longkangs.

Words near longkang in the dictionary

  1. Longjiang
  2. Longjing
  3. longjohn
  4. longjohns
  5. longjump
  6. longkang
  7. longkangs
  8. longko
  9. longkos
  10. Longkou
  11. longl.

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