Mekong
See also: Mê Kông
English
Etymology
c. 19th c., from Thai แม่โขง (mɛ̂ɛ-kǒong, literally “Mother river”), contracted form of แม่น้ำโขง (mɛ̂ɛ-náam-kǒong).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmikɔŋ/, enPR: měʹkôngʹ
- enPR: māʹkôngʹ
Proper noun
Mekong
- A river in southeastern Asia that flows about 4,183 km (2,600 miles) from Tibet to the South China Sea in Vietnam.
Synonyms
Translations
river in Asia
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See also
Further reading
- “Mekong”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Mekong, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- Mekong at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “Mekong”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Mekong” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
der Mekong m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Mekongs)
- Mekong (a river in Southeast Asia)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛkoŋɡ]
- Hyphenation: Me‧kong
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Mekong | — |
| accusative | Mekongot | — |
| dative | Mekongnak | — |
| instrumental | Mekonggal | — |
| causal-final | Mekongért | — |
| translative | Mekonggá | — |
| terminative | Mekongig | — |
| essive-formal | Mekongként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Mekongban | — |
| superessive | Mekongon | — |
| adessive | Mekongnál | — |
| illative | Mekongba | — |
| sublative | Mekongra | — |
| allative | Mekonghoz | — |
| elative | Mekongból | — |
| delative | Mekongról | — |
| ablative | Mekongtól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Mekongé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Mekongéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Mekong | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Mekongom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Mekongod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Mekongja | — |
| 1st person plural | Mekongunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Mekongotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Mekongjuk | — |
Derived terms
- mekongi
Italian
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.kɔŋk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛkɔŋk
- Syllabification: Me‧kong
Declension
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