Definition of "jong"

The rock on which the jong stands must at one time have been lapped by the waters of the lake, but at the present time the Yam-dok tso has retreated so far, that a quashy stretch of vivid green quagmire spreads between the road and the shore.

1905, Perceval Landon, The Opening of Tibet

When they had gone I went for a solitary ride, rounding the Jong and striking out into the country through a subsidiary village.

1933, Robert Byron, First Russia, Then Tibet, Tauris Parke, published 2011, page 211

However, the Tibetans refused to negotiate – except on the British side of the frontier – and withdrew into their fortress, or jong.

1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 451

The origin of the Tibetan dzong is not known although there is evidence of Chinese and Mongol influences in the style of their military architecture.

2011, Peter Harrison, Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas, Osprey, published 2011, page 14

I take out my pocket knife and start to smooth it. What do you want with that stick says Jan. Nothing. Well throw it away. No jong I am going to keep it.

1975, Sheila Roberts, Outside Life's Feast: Short Stories, Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, page 28