ng
See also: -ng, -ոց, .ng, Ng, nG, NG, ng̃, Ng̃, n͠g, ŋ, ᚍ, ㅇ, and g
Translingual
Symbol
ng
- (metrology) Symbol for nanogram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10−9 grams.
- (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Ndonga.
See also
- ŋ
English
Noun
ng
- (Internet) Initialism of newsgroup; also NG.
Anagrams
- GN
Fula
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ᵑɡ/
Letter
ng (lower case, upper case Ng)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
See also
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
Mandarin
Alternative forms
- ŋ (very rare shorthand)
Romanization
ng (ng5 / ng0, Zhuyin ˙ㄫ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 唵.
ng
- Nonstandard spelling of ńg.
- Nonstandard spelling of ňg.
- Nonstandard spelling of ǹg.
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.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- nang – obsolete
- n͠g – obsolete
- ng̃ – obsolete
- ñg
- g̃n
- gñ – as in Sagñay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naŋ/, [nɐŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
Preposition
ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)
- (indirect or object marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names)
- Kinain ng pusa ang isda.
- The/a cat ate the fish.
- Kumain ng isda ang pusa.
- The cat ate the/a fish.
- of; marks possession
- Kuwento ng bayan
- Story of the town
- Luto ng kusinero
- Cooking of the chef
- to, into, towards; in the direction of; arriving at
- Pumasok ng silid si Tatay nang may dumating na bisita.
- Dad went into his room when visitors had dropped by.
- Bibiyahe ng Saudi ang kaibigan ko para magtrabaho.
- My friend will depart for (to) Saudi to work.
Usage notes
See usage notes at nang.
See also
- nang
- na
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 |
Tongan
Pronunciation
- (letter) IPA(key): /ŋa/
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ŋ/
Letter
ng (upper case Ng)
- The tenth letter of the Tongan alphabet, called nga and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, E e, F f, H h, I i, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ng ng, O o, P p, S s, T t, U u, V v, ʻ
Uzbek
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ŋ/
Letter
ng (upper case Ng)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, X x, Y y, Z z, Oʻ oʻ, Gʻ gʻ, Sh sh, Ch ch, Ng ng
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ɛŋ/ (letter)
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ŋ/
Letter
ng (upper case Ng)
- The eleventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called eng and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Yoruba
Pronoun
ng
- Archaic spelling of n (“I”).