cúng
See also: cung, cùng, cũng, and cứng
Irish
Alternative forms
- cumhang (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish cumung, from Proto-Celtic *komingus (compare Welsh cyfyng), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”) + *h₂énǵʰus (“tight, painfully constricted”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuːŋ/[1]
Adjective
cúng (genitive singular masculine cúng, genitive singular feminine cúinge, plural cúnga, comparative cúinge)
- narrow
Declension
Declension of cúng
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cúng | chúng | cúnga; chúnga² | |
| Vocative | chúng | cúnga | ||
| Genitive | cúinge | cúnga | cúng | |
| Dative | cúng; chúng¹ | chúng | cúnga; chúnga² | |
| Comparative | níos cúinge | |||
| Superlative | is cúinge | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- caol
Noun
cúng m (genitive singular cúing, nominative plural cúing)
- narrow, narrow part
Declension
Declension of cúng
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
|
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cúng | chúng | gcúng |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 167.
Further reading
- "cúng" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “cumung” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 供.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˦˥]
Verb
cúng
- (religious) to give offerings, to enshrine, to worship
Derived terms
Derived terms
- cúng bái
- cúng cơm
- thờ cúng