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jong

Pronunciation: /jɔŋ/

“jong” is a Dutch word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. young
  2. new

noun

  1. a young: a young being, especially an immature animal

Etymology

From Middle Dutch jonc, from Old Dutch junc, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós. Compare German jung, English young, Danish ung, Icelandic ungur.

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