geng
See also: Geng, gēng, gěng, gèng, gäng, and ging
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- ganza, génh
Etymology
From Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, healthy; all, complete”).
Adverb
geng
- (Gressoney) always
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Fiji Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from English gang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡeːnɡ/
Noun
geng
- Work gang
References
- Fiji Hindi Dictionary
Indonesian
Etymology
From English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang (“a journey; way; passage”), from Proto-Germanic *gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step; stride”). Doublet of gang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛŋ/
- Hyphenation: gèng
Noun
gèng (first-person possessive gengku, second-person possessive gengmu, third-person possessive gengnya)
- (colloquial) gang, a company of persons with distinct identity.
- (colloquial) gang, a company of persons, especially criminals.
Verb
geng
- to form a gang group
Further reading
- “geng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Alternative forms
- agung
Etymology
From Old Javanese göṅ.
Adjective
geng
- (literary, polite) big
- (literary, polite) large
- (literary, polite) great
Malay
Etymology
From English gang.
Noun
geng (Jawi spelling ݢيڠ, plural geng-geng, informal 1st possessive gengku, 2nd possessive gengmu, 3rd possessive gengnya)
- a group or organisation of criminals.
- (colloquial) a band or club of friends.
Derived terms
- geng baju merah (informal, derogatory, UMNO party members)
- geng bawang (informal, Malaysian cyberwarriors)
- geng plastik hitam (informal, people arrested for violating the Ramadan fast)
- geng pelangi (derogatory, an LGBT advocacy group)
Further reading
- “geng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin
Romanization
geng
- Nonstandard spelling of gēng.
- Nonstandard spelling of gěng.
- Nonstandard spelling of gèng.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle English
Noun
geng
- Alternative form of genge (“band”)
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeːnɡ/, [jeːŋɡ]
Verb
ġēng
- first/third-person singular past indicative of gangan
Old Norse
Adjective
geng
- inflection of gengr:
- nominative singular feminine
- nominative/accusative plural neuter
Verb
geng
- first-person singular present indicative active of ganga
Zhuang
Etymology
From Chinese 庚 (MC kˠæŋ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /keːŋ˨˦/
- Tone numbers: geng1
- Hyphenation: geng
Noun
geng (Sawndip form 庚, 1957–1982 spelling geŋ)
- the seventh of the ten heavenly stems
See also
- (heavenly stems) diengan; gyap, iet, bingj, ding, fouh, geij, geng, sin, nyaemz, gveiq