From Middle English mong, monge, mang, from Old English ġemong, ġemang (“a mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mangą (“mix”). Compare Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to knead, mix”).

• enPR: mŭng, IPA^(key): /ˈmʌŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

mong (plural mongs)

1. (dialect) A mingling, mixture, or crowd.^[1]
2. (dialect) A muddle or confusion.

• mongcorn

Contraction of mongrel.

• enPR: mŭng, IPA^(key): /ˈmʌŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

mong (plural mongs)

1. (Australia, slang) A mongrel dog.^[2]
   • 1965, Brian James, The Big Burn: Short Stories‎^[2], page 40:

     Some blue cattle-dogs and a small pack of mongs barked excitedly, and danced round, and wished they knew what to do in such an unheard-of situation; and no doubt dreamed for days after of what they had done to distinguish themselves.

Contraction of mongoloid.

• enPR: mŏng, IPA^(key): /mɒŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɒŋ

mong (plural mongs)

1. (British, Ireland, slang, offensive, derogatory, dated) A person with Down's syndrome.
2. (British, Ireland, slang, offensive, derogatory) A stupid person.
   • 2016 May 5, “Thinking He's Hard (Little T Reply)”, performed by Soph Aspin:

     Can't you see you don't belong / You're a stupid little fucking mong

• mong out

Clipping of among.^[3]

• enPR: mŭng, IPA^(key): /mʌŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

mong

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 'mong.

Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng),Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang) etc.

mong

1. Alternative form of mueang.

mong m (plural mongs, no diminutive)

1. (slang) mong, shortened version of mongool

mong f (genitive singular moinge, nominative plural moingeanna)

1. alternative form of moing

mong

1. romanization of ꦩꦺꦴꦁ

• 'ng (contraction, informal, after words ending with vowel, usually in set phrases)

From mo +‎ ing.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoŋ/ [ˈmoŋ]

mong

1. marks the topic of a sentence to underscore that a situation is indeed the case or certainly true.

   Synonyms: ing, mang, ring

   Yakumong munta. ― I'm going. (literally, “As for me also, I'm indeed going.”)

   Ngenimong marimla. ― Today is too cold. (literally, “Even for today, it's too cold.”)

• mang indicates that the final result is independent of the subject matter and remains unchanged by any topical shift. It also indicates a general situation.

  Aldomang masanting. ― The day is nice. ("The day remains consistently fine, mirroring yesterday's conditions”.)

• while mang and mong are nearly interchangeable, they possess a slight nuance; mong functions as an emphatic marker, confirming that a condition is precisely as stated.

  Aldomong masanting. ― The day is nice. ("The day is indeed consistently fine, mirroring yesterday's established conditions”.)

• ring expresses addition or similarity. It indicates that the situation is the same as something else previously mentioned.

  Aldoring masanting. ― The day is nice too. ("The day is also pleasant, mirroring yesterday's conditions.)

• ing indicates the result is topic-dependent or unique and subject to change if the focus shifts. It is also an article that can appear either before or after the initial word of a phrase.

  Aldo ing masanting. ― The day is nice. ("The day is uniquely pleasant, even if recent days were bad”.)

mong

1. gong

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [mɔŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 望 (“to expect”, SV: vọng). Compare Thai มอง (mɔɔng).

mong • (懞, 矇, 蒙, 芒, 夢)

1. to hope, to expect, to wish for something

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

(classifier cái) mong

1. (Mekong Delta) mud slider used for fishing or clam harvesting in alluvial plains of Southern Vietnam
   • 2023 September 24, Phương Anh, “Độc đáo nghề trượt mong mưu sinh trên bãi bồi Mỏ Ó”, in Lao Động‎^[3]:

     "[...] Nghề này lấm lem bùn đất, dầm mưa dãi nắng cơ cực lắm. Nhưng vì không nghề nghiệp, không đất sản xuất nên cứ nương vào cái mong, vào bãi bồi này mà kiếm sống."

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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