zong

See also: Zong, zòng, zōng, and zǒng

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔŋ

Verb

zong

1. singular past indicative of zingen

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French ongle. In French, the plural form ongles is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, ongles was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɔ̃ɡ/, [zɔ̃ŋ]

Noun

zong

1. fingernail

Related terms

• zong pye

Mandarin

Romanization

zong

1. Nonstandard spelling of zōng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of zǒng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of zòng.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French ongle. In French, the plural word ongles is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, ongles was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the beginning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoŋ/

Noun

zong

1. fingernail, toenail

Middle English

Noun

zong

1. (Kent) Alternative form of song

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English zong, from Old English sang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɔːn/
• Homophone: zoane

Noun

zong

1. song
   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 80:

     Yola zong.

     An old song.

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 82