Eng

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English

Pronunciation

Noun

Eng (plural Engs)
  1. Roman alphabet ŋ: The Latin-based letter formed by combining the letters n and g, used in the IPA, Saami, Mende, and some Australian aboriginal languages. In the IPA, it represents the voiced velar nasal, the ng sound in running and rink.

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse eng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɛnɡ/, [ɛŋˀ]

Noun

Eng c. (singular definite Engen, plural indefinite Enge)

  1. meadow

Inflection


Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *engi, from Proto-Germanic *anguz. Cognate with German eng < Old High German engi.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Eng (comparative Enger, superlative Engst)

  1. narrow
  2. small
  3. scary, creepy

Declension


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German

Etymology

From Old High German engi.

Pronunciation

Adjective

eng

  1. narrow, tight

Related terms


Mandarin

Pinyin syllable

eng

  1. Nonstandard spelling of ēng.

Notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.


Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse eng

Noun

Eng m. or f. (definite singular Enga/Engen; indefinite plural Enger; definite plural Engene)

  1. meadow

Hyponyms

References

  • Eng” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk DictionaryDokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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