English Explanatory Dictionary

mong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mingling, mixture, or crowd.
  2. A muddle or confusion.
noun
  1. A mongrel dog.
noun
  1. A person with Down's syndrome.
  2. A stupid person.
prep
  1. Alternative form of 'mong.
noun
  1. Alternative form of mueang.
name
  1. A surname from Norwegian, Korean, or Khmer.

Pronunciation

mŭng /ˈmʌŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mong (u).wav mŏng /mɒŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mong (o).wav /mʌŋ/

Word forms

mong mongs

Etymology

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”).

Related words

mong out

Derived words

mongcorn monged mongtard
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