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Kong

//kɔŋ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in north eastern Côte d'Ivoire.
  2. 2
    The fictional gigantic gorilla from the story King Kong.
  3. 3
    A surname from Chinese.
  4. 4
    Alternative form of Kongbam surname of Meitei origin alt-of, alternative
  5. 5
    A city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran.
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  1. 6
    Alternative form of Kongkham surname of Meitei origin alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    A set of four identical tiles.
  2. 2
    A call declaring the formation of such a set.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) or Cantonese 江 (gong1).

Etymology 2

From Manipuri ꯀꯣꯡ (kong).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Cantonese 槓 /杠 (gong³ / gung³).

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