cung
See also: Cung, cùng, cúng, cũng, and cứng
Albanian
Etymology
From Italian cionco (“truncated, stumped”).
Adjective
cung m (feminine cunge)
- missing a limb
- missing a tail, horn, or wing
Noun
cung m (indefinite plural cungje, definite singular cungu, definite plural cungjet)
- tree stump
- grapevine pruned of its twigs
- stump of amputated limb (arm, leg)
Synonyms
- (tree stump): kërcu
Derived terms
- cungajë
- cungal
- cungë
- cungët
- cungishtë
- cungoj
- cunguar
- cungull
Tagalog
Noun
cung
- Obsolete spelling of kung
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 宮.
Noun
cung
- a palace
- cung/nhà văn hoá
- a palace/house of culture; a clubhouse
- (astrology) a sign
- 12 cung hoàng đạo
- the 12 zodiac signs
Derived terms
- cung nữ (宮女)
- cung điện (宮殿)
- cung đình (宮廷)
- cung đấu (宮鬥)
- cấm cung (禁宮)
- hoàng cung (“royal palace”)
- hậu cung (後宮)
- thuỷ cung (水宮)
- tử cung (子宮)
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 宮.[1]
Noun
cung
- the first note in the classic pentatonic scale.[2]
Derived terms
- cung thương (宮商, “harmony; music”)
- cung đàn (宮弹, “a piece of instrumental music”)
- ngũ cung (五宮, “pentatonic”)
See also
- ngũ âm
- ngũ cung
References
- “宮”, in Từ điển Hán Nôm [Sino-Vietnamese Dictionary], archived from the original on {{{archivedate}}}, section Từ điển trích dẫn [Dictionary of Example Usage], line 4
- Dinh-hoa Nguyen (1995), “cung”, in NTC's Vietnamese–English Dictionary, →ISBN, page 73
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 弓.
Noun
(classifier cây) cung
- (archery) bow
Noun
cung
- (geometry) arc
Derived terms
- bắn cung
- cung đạo (弓道)
- dây cung (“bowstring; chord”)
Related terms
- tên
- nỏ
Etymology 4
Sino-Vietnamese word from 供. Doublet of cúng.
Noun
cung
- (economics) supply
Antonyms
- cầu (“demand”)
Derived terms
- cung cấp (供給)
- cung cầu (供求)
- cung phụng (供奉)
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Middle High German zunge.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
cung f
- (anatomy) tongue
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ɕuŋ˨˦/
- Tone numbers: cung1
- Hyphenation: cung
Etymology 1
From Chinese 鐘 (MC t͡ɕɨoŋ).
Noun
cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)
- bell
- clock
Etymology 2
From Chinese 盅 (MC t͡ɕɨoŋ).
Noun
cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)
- handleless cup
Classifier
cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)
- cup of; cupful of
Etymology 3
From Chinese 衝 (MC t͡ɕʰɨoŋ).
Verb
cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)
- to charge; to attack
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From 沖?”)
Verb
cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)
- to mix; to blend; to add into