Dongs

/dɔŋz/ noun

Definition

The deep, resonant sounds made by large bells when struck, or the plural of dong, the currency of Vietnam.

Etymology

From onomatopoeia 'dong,' imitating the sound of a deep bell, possibly influenced by Old Norse 'dung' (sound); separately, from Vietnamese monetary unit.

Kelly Says

The bell sound 'dong' is onomatopoeia that varies culturally—English speakers hear 'dong' while other languages hear different sounds for the same bell, proving that even imitation of nature is filtered through language.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዶንግስ
doŋɡis
ARالعربية
دونغس
duŋɡas
BNবাংলা
ডংস
dongs
CACatalà
dongs
dɔŋs
CSČeština
dongs
dɔŋs
DADansk
dongs
dɔŋs
DEDeutsch
Dongs
dɔŋs
ELΕλληνικά
δόνγες
don-ges
ESEspañol
dongos
don-gos
FAفارسی
دونگ
duŋ
FISuomi
dongs
dɔŋs
FRFrançais
dongs
dɔ̃ɡ
GUGU
ડોંગ્સ
doŋɡs
HAHA
dongs
dɔŋs
HEעברית
דאנגס
dang-s
HIहिन्दी
डोंग्स
donɡs
HUMagyar
dongs
dɔŋs
IDBahasa Indonesia
dongs
dɔŋs
IGIG
dongs
dɔŋs
ITItaliano
dongs
dɔŋɡ
JA日本語
ドンガス
don gasu
KKKK
дoң
dɔŋ
KMKM
ដង
dɑŋ
KO한국어
동스
dongseu
MRMR
डोंग्स
donɡs
MSBahasa Melayu
dongs
dɔŋs
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါင်း
dɛ́ʊŋ
NLNederlands
dongs
dɔŋs
NONorsk
dongs
dɔŋs
PAPA
ਦੋਂਗ
doŋ
PLPolski
dongs
dɔŋs
PTPortuguês
dongs
dɔ̃ʒ
RORomână
dongs
dɔŋs
RUРусский
донги
don-gi
SVSvenska
dongs
dɔŋs
SWKiswahili
dongs
dɔŋs
TAதமிழ்
டொங்க்கள்
doŋkaḷ
TEతెలుగు
డొంగులు
doŋuḷu
THไทย
ดอง
dong
TLTL
dongs
dɔŋs
TRTürkçe
dongs
dɔŋs
UKУкраїнська
донги
don-hi
URاردو
ڈونگس
doŋɡas
VITiếng Việt
dongs
dɔŋ
YOYO
dongs
dɔŋs
ZH中文
东格
dōng gé
ZUZU
idong
i-dɔŋ

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