Dung

Dung

See also: dung, dùng, Dũng, dụng, dưng, dừng, dửng, dựng, đúng, and dūŋ

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tunc, tunge, from Old High German tung, tunga, from Proto-Germanic *dungō, from Proto-Indo-European *dhengh- (“to cover”). The word also meant in High German—and it seems exclusively in Low German (compare Old Saxon dung)—a dwelling or storage room (originally under the earth and covered with dung). The modern consontantism is of regional origin (see düngen). Cognate to English dung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʊŋ/

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Noun

Dung m (genitive Dungs or Dunges, no plural)

1. dung

Declension

Declension of Dung (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dung
genitive	eines	des	Dunges, Dungs
dative	einem	dem	Dung, Dunge1
accusative	einen	den	Dung

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

• düngen

Further reading

• Dung in Duden online

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• Homophones: dung, giun, vun, vung

Proper noun

Dung

1. A female given name