n.
Pronunciation: ' gä ŋ , ' go ̇ ŋ
Function: noun
Etymology: Malay & Javanese, of imitative origin
Date: circa 1590
1 : a disk-shaped percussion instrument that produces a resounding tone when struck with a usually padded hammer
2 a : a saucer-shaped bell (as in a fire alarm) that is struck by a mechanical hammer b : a wire rod wound in a flat spiral for sounding the time or chime or alarm (as in a clock)
3 British : MEDAL
– gong intransitive verb