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4-letter words (1 found)

NANG,

3-letter words (4 found)

ANN,GAN,NAG,NAN,

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AG,AN,NA,

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Definitions and meaning of nang

nang

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: năng; IPA(key): /næŋ/
  • Rhymes: -æŋ

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

nang (plural nangs)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.
    Synonym: whippet

Etymology 2

Multicultural London English, from Jamaican English, from Jamaican Creole nyanga, potentially from West African languages, such as Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”) or Hausa yanga (“boastfulness”).

Adjective

nang (comparative more nang, superlative most nang)

  1. (UK, slang, chiefly MLE) excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.
Synonyms
  • fabulous, splendid; See also Thesaurus:excellent

Anagrams

  • Gann, Ngan

Banjarese

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese nang, a variation of ning.

Conjunction

nang

  1. which ((relative) who, whom, what)

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

nang

  1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaŋ/ [ˈn̪aŋ]

Conjunction

nang (Basahan spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

  1. alternative form of nan (“and”)

Chuukese

Noun

nang

  1. heaven

Jingpho

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“thou”).

Pronoun

nang

  1. thou, you (singular)

Kapampangan

Etymology 1

From na +‎ ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaŋ/ [ˈnäŋ]
  • Hyphenation: nang

Preposition

nang (plural dari)

  1. of; possessive particle, used only with personal names
    Synonyms: ning, naning, nening, noning, dila, deri
    Kuwentu nang Maria. ― Story of Maria.
    Gawa nang Deena. ― Work of Deena.

See also

Etymology 2

Compare Kapampangan ineng, Tagalog ineng.

Alternative forms

  • neng

Noun

nang (masculine nung)

  1. (endearing) darling; dear; love
    Synonyms: irug, sinta, ojo
    Coordinate term: nung
  2. (formal) Term of address to a young female by elders

See also

Khumi Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *naŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *naŋ (“thou”). Cognates include Burmese နင် (nang).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nã˥/

Pronoun

nang

  1. thou, you (singular)

See also

References

  • R. Shafer (1944) “Khimi Grammar and Vocabulary”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, volume 11, number 2, page 425
  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎[2], Payap University, page 44

Lashi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ. Cognates include Burmese နင် (nang).

Pronunciation

  • (Waingmaw) IPA(key): [naŋ˧˧]
  • (Mongko) IPA(key): [naŋ˥˧]
  • Hyphenation: nang

Pronoun

nang

  1. you, thou (singular)

References

  • Qingxia Dai, Jie Li (2007) 勒期语研究 [The study of the Leqi language], Beijing: Central Institute for Nationalities Publishing House, →ISBN, page 78
  • Mark Wannemacher (2011) A phonological overview of the Lacid language‎[4], Chiang Mai: Payap University., page 33
  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[5], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 40

Liangmai Naga

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *naŋ (“thou”).

Pronoun

nang (dual nanai, plural naliu)

  1. you

Mandarin

Romanization

nang

  1. nonstandard spelling of nāng
  2. nonstandard spelling of náng
  3. nonstandard spelling of nǎng
  4. nonstandard spelling of nàng

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *naŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“thou”).

Pronoun

nang

  1. thou, you (singular)

Ottawa

Etymology

cf. Ojibwe anang

Noun

nang anim

  1. star

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 117

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /naŋ/ [n̪ɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: nang
  • Homophones: ng, na'ng, Ng

Conjunction

nang (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

  1. when, at the time of (referring to past events)
  2. for, so that, in order to
    Synonyms: para, upang

See also

Particle

nang (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

  1. combination of na and -ng; more; already
  2. used to connect adverbs of manner or degree to the word they modify
  3. used to connect repeated verbs

Usage notes

  • Nang is often confused with ng. According to the Manwal sa Masinop na Pagsulat (Manual on Orthography) by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (Commission on the Filipino Language), nang is used only in the five definitions stated above and ng is used elsewhere. Nang is also confused with na'ng, the contraction of na and ang, wherein the apostrophe is often omitted.

See also

Preposition

nang (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

  1. archaic spelling of ng

Further reading

  • “nang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tedim Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *naŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *naŋ.

Pronoun

nang

  1. you (singular)

References

  • Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [naːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [naːŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 囊.

Noun

nang

  1. follicle

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *p-naːŋ. Cognate with Thavung pənaːŋ¹. Doublet of tân lang.

Related to Eastern Katu panang, Malay pinang, Rade mnang, Bih pinang, Chinese 檳榔 / 槟榔 (bīngláng). Due to the extremely limited distribution of this word in Austroasiatic (Vietic, Katuic) and Austronesian (Malayo-Chamic), it is difficult to trace the exact source. The Chinese word is obviously a loan, most likely from an Austronesian language.

Noun

(classifier cây) nang

  1. (obsolete) areca
    Synonym: cau
Usage notes

Survives as a fossil in mo nang (“areca spathe”).

Yapese

Verb

nang

  1. to know

Source: wiktionary.org