ang
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ang"
Translingual
Etymology
Possibly from Clipping of English Anglo-Saxon (synonym of Old English)
Symbol
ang
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Old English.
Noun
ang
- (computing) Alternative form of ANG
Albanian
Etymology
Dialectal. From Proto-Albanian *anga, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(o)nǵʰ- (“narrow”), Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“to constrict”). Cognate to Latin ango (“to cramp (up), constrict”), German eng (“narrow”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aŋ(ɡ)/
Noun
ang m (definite singular angje, definite plural angu)
- nightmare
- incubus
- (mythology) shapeless ghost who appears in dreams [2] [3]
Derived terms
- ankth
- angësht
- angërduf
- angari
- angullin
Related terms
- eng
References
- Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 79
- Tirta, Mark (2004). Petrit Bezhani (ed.). Mitologjia ndër shqiptarë (in Albanian). Tirana: Mësonjëtorja. →ISBN.
- Tirta 2004, pp. 132–137.
Atong (India)
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka.
Pronoun
ang
- I
References
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaŋ/
Particle
ang
- Alternative form of an.
Dimasa
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa.
Pronoun
áng
- I
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French angle.
Noun
ang
- angle
Irish
Noun
ang f (genitive singular anga, nominative plural angaí)
- Alternative form of eang (“track, gusset”)
Declension
Declension of ang
Third declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
|
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ang | n-ang | hang | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese အင် (ang).
Noun
ang
- water basin
References
- Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research, volume 35, DOI:, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128
Mandarin
Romanization
ang
- Nonstandard spelling of āng.
- Nonstandard spelling of áng.
- Nonstandard spelling of ǎng.
- Nonstandard spelling of àng.
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.
Min Nan
| For pronunciation and definitions of ang – see 翁 (“elderly man; father; etc.”). (This character, ang, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 翁.) |
Old Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːŋ/
Determiner
āng
- Alternative form of ēnich
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Old Norse
Etymology
Unclear origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).
Noun
ang n
- fragrance
Declension
Declension of ang (strong a-stem)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ang | angit | ǫng | ǫngin |
| accusative | ang | angit | ǫng | ǫngin |
| dative | angi | anginu | ǫngum | ǫngunum |
| genitive | angs | angsins | anga | anganna |
Related terms
- anga
- angi
References
- “ang”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- 'ng – contraction, informal, after words ending with vowel, usually in set phrases
Etymology
From Proto-Central Philippine *aŋ. Cognate with Bikol Central an, Cebuano ang, Hiligaynon ang, Waray-Waray an.
Further etymology is debated; some have theorized a relationship to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a (“direct marker”), from Proto-Austronesian *a (“direct marker”) with the addition of an unclear nasal suffix. Compare Kapampangan ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaŋ/, [ˈʔaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
Article
ang
- direct marker for all nouns other than personal proper nouns
- Tumakboang lalaki.
- The man ran.
- Kinain ng pusa ang isda.
- The cat ate the fish.
- Ang kidlat ay gumuguhit ng mga ugat sa taniman ng langit.
- (The) lightning sketches roots under the soil of the sky.
- used with a quality for emphasis and to give it an adjectival meaning
- Ang ganda! ― How pretty! (literally, “The beauty!”)
Usage notes
- This particle is analyzed as the definite article (i.e., the) when used alone, and the indefinite article (i.e., a or an) when used with the numeral "isa".
- Ang araw ― The sun
- Ang isang tao ― A person
- Direct personal proper nouns (primarily names) are marked with "si".
Derived terms
- ang pagsasabi ng tapat ay pagsasama ng maluwat
See also
Tagalog markers
| Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | Singular | ang | ng | sa |
| Plural | ang mga | ng mga | sa mga | |
| Personal | Singular | si | ni | kay |
| Plural / Respectful | sina | nina | kina | |
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (central Vietnam, southern Vietnam) ảng
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 盎 (SV: áng).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧]
Audio (Ho Chi Minh City) (file)
Noun
(classifier cái) ang • (盎, 𤮃, 坱, 央, 垵)
- (Northern Vietnam) a kind of water container
- (historical) a traditional instrument made from wood or bamboo, used to measure grain
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse ǫngr, from Proto-Germanic *anguz.
Adjective
ang
- Angry because of something that happened, from resentment thereof, restive.[1]
Derived terms
- angbett
- ang å swang
References
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “ANG”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 9