Tong

 

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Borrowed from Cantonese 湯／汤 (tong1), Cantonese 唐 (tong4), Mandarin 佟 (Tóng), Mandarin 童 (Tóng), etc.

Tong (plural Tongs)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tong is the 2730^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13196 individuals. Tong is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (81.26%) and White (11.58%) individuals.

• tóng, tong (Veldeke spelling)
• Tǫng (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”).

• IPA^(key): /toŋ/
• (uncommon) IPA^(key): /tɔŋ/
• Rhymes: -oŋ, -ɔŋ

Tong f (plural Tonge, diminutive Töngke or Töngske or Tönkske or Töngeltje) (German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling)

1. (anatomy) tongue

• The diminutive form Töngeltje is exclusively used in Eupen.

Borrowed from Hokkien 董 (Tóng) or 唐 (Tông).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtoŋ/ [ˈt̪oŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: Tong

Tong (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

1. a surname from Hokkien

• Tung