keng

keng

See also: kēng, kẻng, kèng, kéng, kěng, Kéng, and keng'

Icelandic

Noun

keng

1. inflection of kengur:
   1. indefinite accusative singular
   2. indefinite dative singular

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Kristang

Etymology

From Portuguese quem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keŋ/

Pronoun

keng

1. (interrogative) who (what person)[1]
2. (relative) who (the person that)[2]

References

• 2010, Ladislav Prištic, Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University.

1. Prištic, p. 27
2. Prištic, p. 27

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæŋ/

Article

keng f pl (negative indefinite article)

1. not a (feminine singular)

   Si ass keng Erzéierin

   She is not a teacher

2. not (plural)

   Si si keng Fräschen, mä Mouken

   They are not frogs, but toads

Declension

Luxembourgish negative articles
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nom./acc.	keen	keng	keen	keng
dative	kengem	kenger	kengem	kengen

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Mandarin

Romanization

keng

1. Nonstandard spelling of kēng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kěng.

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.

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Min Nan

For pronunciation and definitions of keng – see 間 (“among; between; etc.”). (This character, keng, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 間.)

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Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kēŋ.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Adjective

keng (comparative kengroq, superlative eng keng)

1. broad, wide
2. vast, spacious
3. extensive, widespread

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɛŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɛŋ˧˧]

Interjection

keng

1. (onomatopoeia) clank; clang; clink

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Zou

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *keŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keŋ˧/

Verb

keng

1. (transitive) to bring
2. (transitive) to carry

Etymology 2

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kee, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *keŋ. Cognates include Tibetan རྐང (rkang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keŋ˧˥/

Noun

kéng

1. leg

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keŋ˧˩/

Adjective

kèng

1. naked

Etymology 4

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kaŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəŋ˧/

Verb

keng

1. (transitive) to fry

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, pages 47, 62