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Gong

2 stages from Javanese/Malay to English.

Today it means a metal disc that produces a deep, resonant sound when struck
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Stage 1 of 2
gong
Javanese/Malay · medieval
"a metal percussion disc"
an imitative name for the metal percussion instrument's sound
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Stage 2 of 2
gong
English · 1600s-1700s
"a metal disc struck to produce a resonant sound"
adopted through European colonial contact in Southeast Asia
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