gung
See also: güng and gừng
English
Noun
gung (plural gungs)
- (obsolete) Alternative form of gong: an outhouse.
Anagrams
- nugg
East Central German
Etymology
Compare German jung.
Adjective
gung
- (Erzgebirgisch) young
- Gung un Alt passn net zamm, bei uns abr schu.
- Young and old don't go together, but they do with us.
Related terms
- Gung
Further reading
https://www.erzgebirgisch.de/g.gung_2.wort
Javanese
Alternative forms
- agung
Etymology
From Old Javanese guṅ.
Adjective
gung
- (archaic) Alternative form of agung
Swedish
Etymology
Deverbal from gunga.
Noun
gung n
- a smooth rocking or swinging back-and-forth motion
- Synonym: gungning
- catchy rhythm (in music)
- Låten har skönt gung
- The song has a nice, groovy rhythm
Declension
Declension of gung | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | gung | gunget | — | — |
Genitive | gungs | gungets | — | — |
References
- gung in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gung in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Zhuang
Etymology
From Chinese 弓 (MC kɨuŋ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /kuŋ˨˦/
- Tone numbers: gung1
- Hyphenation: gung
Noun
gung (1957–1982 spelling guŋ)
- bow (weapon)