nang

See also: náng, nàng, nāng, năng, nǎng, nặng, na'ng, and Appendix:Variations of "nang"

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /næŋ/
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Rhymes: -æŋ

Etymology 1

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Noun

nang (plural nangs)

(Australia, slang) A metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.
Synonym: whippet
- 1996 March 5, Justin O'Brien, “how long before you peak on acid?”, alt.drugs, Usenet
  I reckon the thing that brings on a trip the quickest is definitly^[sic] a nang (nitrous oxide bulb) while listening to REALLY intense music
- 1998 October 18, “noise” from hello.net.au and start.net.au, “H ?”, alt.drugs.hard, Usenet
  "helicopters" these days refers to those silly hats with propellers on top, which come with a free ounce of smack at any local K-mart. Y'know, next to the nangs (or bulbs - nitrous oxide for whipped cream).

Etymology 2

Multicultural London English, from Jamaican English, from Jamaican Creole nyanga, potentially from West African languages, such as Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”) or Hausa yanga (“boastfulness”).

Adjective

nang (comparative more nang, superlative most nang)

(UK, slang, chiefly MLE) excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.
That was well nang!
- 2016 December 9, Boult, Adam, quoting Quashie, Elijah, “These brilliant videos about London's takeaway chicken shops are a YouTube hit”, in The Daily Telegraph‎:
  The wings were seriously a peng ting. The chips were nang. Burger was sick – the assembly was on point. The fillet was a serious ting – the thickness was there. Bossman did well.

Synonyms

fabulous, splendid; See also Thesaurus:excellent

Anagrams

Gann, Ngan

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

nang

shrimp (decapod crustacean)

Chuukese

Noun

nang

heaven

Jingpho

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“thou”).

Pronoun

nang

thou, you (singular)

Khumi Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *naŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *naŋ (“thou”). Cognates include Lashi nang and Burmese နင် (nang).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nã˥/

Pronoun

nang

thou, you (singular)

References

R. Shafer (1944), “Khimi Grammar and Vocabulary”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, volume 11, issue 2, page 425
K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 44

Lashi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“thou”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naŋ/, [naŋ˧˩]

Pronoun

nang

thou, you (singular)

References

Mark Wannemacher (2011) A phonological overview of the Lacid language‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University., page 38
Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 40

Mandarin

Romanization

nang

Nonstandard spelling of nāng.
Nonstandard spelling of náng.
Nonstandard spelling of nǎng.
Nonstandard spelling of nàng.

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.

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *naŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“thou”).

Pronoun

nang

thou, you (singular)

Ottawa

Etymology

cf. Ojibwe anang

Noun

nang anim

star

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 117

Tagalog

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naŋ/, [nɐŋ]
Rhymes: -aŋ

Conjunction

nang (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

when, at the time of (referring to past events)
Synonym: noong
Natutulog na ang mga bata nang dumating kami.
The children were already sleeping when we came.
for, so that, in order to
Synonyms: para, upang
Bilisan mo nang makahabol ka pa!
Hurry so that you can still catch up!

Particle

nang (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

combination of na and -ng; more; already
Wala nang ibang hahanapin pa.
There is no more else to find.
used to connect adverbs of manner or degree to the word they modify
Tumakbo nang mabilis ang bata.
The child ran fast.
used to connect repeated verbs
Tumakbo nang tumakbo ang bata hanggang siya'y napagod.
The child ran and ran until he became tired.

Usage notes

Nang is often confused with ng. According to the Manwal sa Masinop na Pagsulat (Manual on Orthography) by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (Commission on the Filipino Language), nang is used only in the five definitions stated above and ng is used elsewhere. Nang is also confused with na'ng, the contraction of na and ang, wherein the apostrophe is often omitted.

Tedim Chin

Etymology

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

Pronoun

nang

you (singular)

References

Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 囊.

Noun

nang

follicle

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *p-naːŋ. Cognate with Thavung pənaːŋ¹. Doublet of tân lang.

Related to Eastern Katu panang, Malay pinang, Rade mnang, Bih pinang, Chinese 檳榔. Due to the extremely limited distribution of this word in Austroasiatic (Vietic, Katuic) and Austronesian (Malayo-Chamic), it is difficult to trace the exact source. The Chinese word is obviously a loan, most likely from an Austronesian language.

Noun

(classifier cây) nang

(obsolete) areca
Synonym: cau

Usage notes

Survives as a fossil in mo nang (“areca spathe”).

Yapese

Verb

nang

to know