zang
See also: Zang, zāng, zǎng, and zàng
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sanc, from Old Dutch sang, from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz. Doublet of song.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɑŋ/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: zang
- Rhymes: -ɑŋ
Noun
zang m (uncountable, diminutive zangetje n)
- singing, song
Derived terms
- beurtzang
- gemeentezang
- kerkzang
- koorzang
- lofzang
- samenzang
- volkszang
- zanger
- zangles
- zangmicrofoon
- zangschool
- zangstem
- zwanenzang
Related terms
- song
- zingen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: sang
- Negerhollands: san, sang, sing, siṅ
Mandarin
Romanization
zang
- Nonstandard spelling of zāng.
- Nonstandard spelling of zǎng.
- Nonstandard spelling of zàng.
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.
Middle English
Noun
zang
- (Kent) Alternative form of song
Northern Kurdish
Noun
zang ?
- cave, grotto
Wutunhua
Etymology
Borrowed from Tibetan གཙང (gtsang). Also compare Mandarin 藏 (zàng).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sɑ̃]
Proper noun
zang
- Central Tibet
References
- Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
Yola
Verb
zang
- past participle of zing
- 1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1:
- A laafe ing lemethès chote wel ta ba zang,
- A leaf in tatters, I know well to be sung,
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References
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 100