tang
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tæŋ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -æŋ
Etymology 1
From Middle English tange, variant of tonge (“tongs, fang”), from Old Norse tangi (“pointed metal tool”), perhaps related to Old Norse tunga (“tongue”). But see also Old Dutch tanger (“sharp, tart, pinching”).
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Noun
tang (plural tangs)
- A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
- Synonyms: bite, piquancy, spiciness
- Antonyms: blandness, dullness
- 1904, O. Henry, "The Missing Chord"
- The miraculous air, heady with ozone and made memorably sweet by leagues of wild flowerets, gave tang and savour to the breath.
- A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.
- Wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
- (figuratively) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
- 1655, Thomas Fuller, James Nichols, editor, The Church History of Britain, […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), new edition, London: […] [James Nichols] for Thomas Tegg and Son, […], published 1837, OCLC 913056315:
- Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny.
- 1806, Francis Jeffrey, Memoirs of Dr. Priestley in The Edinburgh Review
- a cant of philosophism, and a tang of party politics
- 1913, Paul Laurence Dunbar, "At Sunset Time"
- What, was it I who bared my heart / Through unrelenting years, / And knew the sting of misery's dart, / The tang of sorrow's tears?
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- A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
- The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.
- (firearms) The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
- 1985, Cormac McCarthy, chapter IV, in Blood Meridian […] , OCLC 234287599:
- The rifle carried a vernier sight on the tang […]
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- The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
- (zoology) Any of a group of saltwater fish from the family Acanthuridae, especially the genus Zebrasoma.
- Synonym: surgeonfish
- (games) A shuffleboard paddle.
- Coordinate term: biscuit
- (obsolete) tongue
- 1667, John Lacy, Sauny the Scot: Or, the Taming of the Shrew, Act V,
- Sauny Hear ye, sir; could not ye mistake, and pull her tang out instead of her teeth?
- 1667, John Lacy, Sauny the Scot: Or, the Taming of the Shrew, Act V,
- (by extension) Anything resembling a tongue in form or position such as the tongue of a buckle.
Derived terms
- tangy
- clown tang
- purple tang
- Red Sea sailfin tang
- sohal tang
- spotted unicorn tang
- yellow tang
Translations
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Etymology 2
Imitative
Noun
tang (plural tangs)
- A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
Verb
tang (third-person singular simple present tangs, present participle tanging, simple past and past participle tanged)
- (dated, beekeeping) To strike two metal objects together loudly in order to persuade a swarm of honeybees to land so it may be captured by the beekeeper.[1][2]
- To make a ringing sound; to ring.
- c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or VVhat You VVill”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene v]:
- let thy tongue tang arguments of state
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Etymology 3
Probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish tang (“seaweed”), Swedish tång, Icelandic þang
Noun
tang (plural tangs)
- (rare) knotted wrack, Ascophyllum nodosum (coarse blackish seaweed)
Translations
Etymology 4
Clipping of poontang.
Noun
tang (countable and uncountable, plural tangs)
- (countable, vulgar slang) The vagina.
- 2002, Lynn Breedlove, Godspeed, St. Martin's Griffin,, →ISBN, page 9:
- The guys like to look at her tang, because that's how they are […]
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- (uncountable, vulgar slang) sexual intercourse with a woman
Further reading
- Acanthuridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- tang at OneLook Dictionary Search
- tang in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
References
- Eva Crane, The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting, Taylor & Francis (1999), →ISBN, page 239.
- Hilda M. Ransome, The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore, Courier Dover Publications (2004), →ISBN, page 225.
Anagrams
- Gant, Gnat, gnat
Bislama
Etymology
From English tongue. Cognate with Tok Pisin tang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaŋ/
- Hyphenation: tang
Noun
tang
- tongue
References
- Terry Crowley (2004) Bislama Reference Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi press, →ISBN, page 12
Blagar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taŋ/
Noun
tang
- sea
References
- A. Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1
- The Rosetta Project, Blagar Swadesh List
Cimbrian
Noun
tang
- plural of tage
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse tǫng.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tanɡ/, [tˢɑŋˀ]
Noun
tang c (singular definite tangen, plural indefinite tænger)
- tongs
- forceps
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tang | tangen | tænger | tængerne |
genitive | tangs | tangens | tængers | tængernes |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse þang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tanɡ/, [tˢɑŋˀ]
Noun
tang c (singular definite tangen, not used in plural form)
- seaweed
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tanghe, from Old Dutch tanga, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic *tangō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑŋ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑŋ
Noun
tang f (plural tangen, diminutive tangetje n)
- pliers
- tongs
- (especially the diminutive) pincers, tweezers
- (figuratively) shrew, bitch
Derived terms
- kniptang
- krultang
- nijptang
- pijptang
- waterpomptang
Descendants
- Negerhollands: tang
- → Indonesian: tang
Estonian
Noun
tang (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- groat
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- tang in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taəŋ/
- Hyphenation: tang
Conjunction
tang
- but
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtaŋ]
- Hyphenation: tang
- Homophone: tank
Etymology 1
From Dutch tang, from Middle Dutch tanghe, from Old Dutch tanga, from Proto-Germanic *tangō.
Noun
tang (first-person possessive tangku, second-person possessive tangmu, third-person possessive tangnya)
- pliers
Verb
tang
- to use the pliers
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
tang (first-person possessive tangku, second-person possessive tangmu, third-person possessive tangnya)
- the sound of hit can, a metallic sound.
Noun
tang (first-person possessive tangku, second-person possessive tangmu, third-person possessive tangnya)
- Nonstandard form of tank.
Noun
tang
- (colloquial) Clipping of tentang.
Further reading
- “tang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kriol
Etymology
From English tongue.
Noun
tang
- tongue
Kusunda
Noun
tang
- water
Mandarin
Romanization
tang
- Nonstandard spelling of tāng.
- Nonstandard spelling of táng.
- Nonstandard spelling of tǎng.
- Nonstandard spelling of tàng.
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.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From Malagasy tandraka.
Noun
tang
- tenrec
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Middle English
Noun
tang
- Alternative form of tonge (“tongs”)
Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of tang – see 東 (“east; host; etc.”). (This character, tang, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 東.) |
Northern Kurdish
Noun
tang ?
- side
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse tǫng.
Noun
tang f or m (definite singular tanga or tangen, indefinite plural tenger, definite plural tengene)
- (a pair of) pliers, pincers
- (a pair of) forceps
Derived terms
- knipetang
See also
- tong (Nynorsk)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse þang, compare with German Tang.
Noun
tang m or n (definite singular tangen or tanget, uncountable)
- kelp, seaweed (order Fucales)
References
- “tang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse þang n.
Noun
tang m (definite singular tangen, uncountable)
- kelp, seaweed (order Fucales)
Usage notes
- Prior to a 2019 revision, it was also considered grammatically neuter.[1] With this change, definite singular tanget was made non-standard.
References
- “tang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)
Phalura
Etymology
From Urdu تنگ (taṅg), from Persian [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taŋɡ/, /taŋ/
Adjective
tang (invariable, Perso-Arabic spelling تنگ)
- narrow
- troubled
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
From Malagasy tandraka.
Noun
tang
- tenrec
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Tai Do
Etymology
Cognate with Thai ทาง (taang), Lao ທາງ (thāng), Northern Thai ᨴᩤ᩠ᨦ, Lü ᦑᦱᧂ (taang), Shan တၢင်း (táang).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taːŋ⁵⁵/
Noun
tang
- road, path, way
Tok Pisin
Etymology 1
From English tongue.
Noun
tang
- tongue
Etymology 2
From English tank.
Noun
tang
- tank
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
From English tongue.
Noun
tang
- (anatomy) tongue
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [taːŋ˧˧]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 喪.
Noun
tang
- a series of events that encompasses a funeral, a burial or cremation, and a period of mourning spanning up to 3 years after the lunar date of death
- để tang
- to hold a public funeral, then stay in mourning (by watching your clothing choices and avoiding other taboos)
- đại tang
- mourning in 3 years
- (literally, “greater mourning”)
- tiểu tang
- mourning in 1 year or less
- (literally, “lesser mourning”)
- mãn/xả tang
- to officially end mourning
- hết tang
- the mourning (has) ended
- đám tang
- a funeral
- Nhà đang có tang.
- The family is in mourning.
- Chưa hết tang mẹ.
- They haven't officially ended mourning their mother.
- đeo băng tang
- to wear a funeral headband
- đội khăn tang
- to wear a funeral headscarf
Derived terms
- chịu tang
- đám tang
- để tang
- hộ tang
- lễ tang
- mãn tang
- người tang
- nhà tang
- phát tang
- phù tang
- quốc tang
- sổ tang
- tang chế
- tang gia
- tang lễ
- tang ma
- tang sự
- tang tóc
- tang trai
- thụ tang
- trùng tang
- xe tang
Etymology 2
From English tangent.
Noun
tang
- (trigonometry) tangent
See also
- tan
- côtang
- tiếp tuyến
Noun
tang
- (music) shell (body of a drum)
- Trống thủng còn tang.
- The drum was busted, leaving only the shell.
Noun
tang
- (fossil word) evidence of wrongdoing
- Đốt đi cho mất tang.
- Light it on fire to hide the evidence.
Usage notes
This sense only occurs in some compound words.
Derived terms
- phao tang
- phi tang
- quả tang
- tang chứng
- tang tích
- tang vật
- tham tang
Noun
tang
- (informal) something or someone insignificant
- Cái tang thuốc này hút nặng lắm.
- Smoking this little thing packs a punch.
- Tang ấy thì biết làm ăn gì.
- That guy hasn't a clue how to make a living.
Etymology 6
Sino-Vietnamese word from 桑
Noun
tang
- (fossil word) mulberry
- (fossil word) silkworm
Usage notes
This sense only occurs in some compound words.
Derived terms
- bóng tang
- nông tang
- tàm tang
- tang bồng
- tang bồng hồ thỉ
- tang du
- tang hải
- tang thương
- thương hải tang điền
See also
- Ca-tang
- tang tảng
References
- "tang" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)