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yong

/jɔŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
yong
IPA
/jɔŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete spelling of young.

Obsolete

name

A surname.

name

Synonym of Yongzhou: any of various regions and provinces of ancient and early medieval China.

Example Sentences

Etymology

The romanization of various Chinese and Korean surnames, including Mandarin 雍 (Yōng), Cantonese 楊／杨 (joeng4), Hakka 楊／杨 (Yòng), Cantonese 容 (jung4), Korean 용(龍) (Yong), etc.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, ^용(龍), 雍州

Usage

Inflected Forms

yonger (comparative) yongest (superlative) Yongs (plural)

Phrases

yong bell yong tau foo

Frequently Paired Words

yong bell yong tau foo

Synonyms

Yongzhou

Rhymes With

long wrong along song strong hong kong belong hong-kong dong lifelong jong

Questions

How do you pronounce yong?
The recorded pronunciation is /jɔŋ/.
What does yong mean?
Obsolete spelling of young.
Where does yong come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

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