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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

djong

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
djong
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient kind of sailing ship originating from Java.

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ (jong), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ ~ *d₂luŋ ~ *d₂luəŋ ~ *d₂ləŋ (“boat”). Doublet of junk.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

djongs (plural) jong (alternative) jung (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

junk

Questions

What does djong mean?
An ancient kind of sailing ship originating from Java.
Where does djong come from?
Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ (jong), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ ~ *d₂luŋ ~ *d₂luəŋ ~ *d₂ləŋ (“boat”). Doublet of junk.

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