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gong

The bronze gongs of Java and the Malay world carried their echoic name with them: English sailors and traders brought both the instrument and the word home around 1600.

Weakest linkCertain

The road to English

From Malay to Javanese

From Malay to Dutch

From English to French

From English to German

From English to Italian

From English to Russian

From English to Japanese

1500Malay

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.

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