-ng

-ng

See also: -ոց, .ng, ng, Ng, nG, NG, ng̃, Ng̃, and n͠g

Cebuano

Suffix

-ng

1. Contraction of nga.

   bag-o + nga tuig = bag-ong tuig

   New Year or new year

   patay + nga ilaga = patayng ilaga

   dead rat

2. (dated) Appended to a name or noun to create a diminutive or affectionate term or name

   burikat + ng = buring

   prostitute

   Juana (feminine form of Juan) + ng = Juaning

   little Juana / dear Juana

   little Johanna / dear Johanna (feminine form of Little John)

   Timothy + ng = Timong

   dear Timothy

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Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in the after 1416. -n (of debated origin) +‎ -g (frequentative verb-forming suffix)[1]

Suffix

-ng

1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a verb or less frequently to a noun to form a verb denoting a repetitive action. Linking vowels are usually used between the stem and the suffix.

Usage notes

• (frequentative suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -ong is added to back-vowel words

  hajol (“to bend”) → hajlong (“to bow repetitively”)

  -eng is added to unrounded front-vowel words

  derül (“to clear up”) → dereng (“to dawn; to appear vaguely”)

  -öng is added to rounded front-vowel words

  őrül (“to go insane”) → őrjöng (“to be wild, furious, raging”)

  düh (“fury, rage”) → dühöng (“to be in a raging temper”)

  -ang is added to back-vowel words (rare)

  lappang (“to lurk”)

  -ing is added to front-vowel words (rare)

  kering (“to circulate, orbit”)

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

1. -ng in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

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Ojibwe

Suffix

-ng

1. A suffix denoting the locative form of a noun
2. A suffix denoting the indefinite actor form of an animate intransitive verb (vai)
3. A suffix denoting the third-person singular conjunct form of a Type 4 transitive inanimate verb (vti4)

See also

• -ang
• -aang
• -d
• -iing
• -ing
• -ong
• -ood

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Alternative forms

• -g – for roots ending in (n)
• -ng- – for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel.
• -m- – for compounds with initial stem ending in vowels, but the next stem starts with (b) or (p).
• -n- – for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel, but next stem starts with the letter (d), (s), or (t).
• -g- – for compounds with preceding stem ending with letter (n).

Ligature

-ng

1. Enclitic suffix, connecting adjectives to nouns and vice versa, after words ending in vowels, except compound words where the next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p).

   Synonyms: na, -g, -ng-, -m-, -n-, -g-

   Magandang bulaklak

   Pretty flower

2. Enclitic suffix, connecting adverbs to verbs and vice versa, after words ending in vowels, except compound words where the next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p).

   Synonyms: na, -g

   Biglang nagsalita siya.

   He/She suddenly spoke.

Etymology 2

Possibly from Spanish -ín. See -ing.

Alternative forms

• -ing – for roots ending in consonants

Suffix

-ng

1. Diminutive suffix, used to form diminutives of given names ending in vowels, often one already shortened or with a diminutive suffix.

   Pepeng

   little Joseph

   Isang

   little Isabel

Derived terms

• Tagalog terms suffixed with -ng

See also

• -ing
• -ito
• -ita
• -oy
• -ay

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Uzbek

Suffix

-ng (Cyrillic -нг)

1. Form of -ing after a noun ending in a vowel.
   • Bu ruchkang.

     "This is your ballpen."