zeng

zeng

See also: zéng, zèng, zēng, and zěng

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛŋ/

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• Hyphenation: zeng
• Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Etymology 1

From zengen.

Noun

zeng m (plural zengen, diminutive zengetje n)

1. gust, windflaw

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zeng

1. first-person singular present indicative of zengen
2. imperative of zengen

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the same onomatopoeic stem as zendül (“to produce a sound”) + -g (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛŋɡ]
• Hyphenation: zeng
• Rhymes: -ɛŋɡ

Verb

zeng

1. (intransitive) to resound
2. (transitive, poetic) to express something by singing and with music
3. (transitive, literary) to praise someone or something in a song or a poem

Conjugation

conjugation of zeng

			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zengek	zengsz	zeng	zengünk	zengtek	zengnek
		Def.	zengem	zenged	zengi	zengjük	zengitek	zengik
		2nd-p. o.	zenglek	―
	Past	Indef.	zengtem	zengtél	zengett	zengtünk	zengtetek	zengtek
		Def.	zengtem	zengted	zengte	zengtük	zengtétek	zengték
		2nd-p. o.	zengtelek	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zengnék	zengnél	zengne	zengnénk	zengnétek	zengnének
		Def.	zengném	zengnéd	zengné	zengnénk (or zengnők)	zengnétek	zengnék
		2nd-p. o.	zengnélek	―
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zengjek	zengj or zengjél	zengjen	zengjünk	zengjetek	zengjenek
		Def.	zengjem	zengd or zengjed	zengje	zengjük	zengjétek	zengjék
		2nd-p. o.	zengjelek	―
Infinitive	zengni		zengnem	zengned	zengnie	zengnünk	zengnetek	zengniük
Other nonfinite verb forms			Verbal noun	Present participle	Past participle	Future part.	Adverbial part.	Potential
			zengés	zengő	zengett	zengendő	zengve	zenghet

or

conjugation of zeng

			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zengek	zengesz	zeng	zengünk	zengetek	zengenek
		Def.	zengem	zenged	zengi	zengjük	zengitek	zengik
		2nd-p. o.	zengelek	―
	Past	Indef.	zengettem	zengettél	zengett	zengettünk	zengettetek	zengettek
		Def.	zengettem	zengetted	zengette	zengettük	zengettétek	zengették
		2nd-p. o.	zengettelek	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zengenék	zengenél	zengene	zengenénk	zengenétek	zengenének
		Def.	zengeném	zengenéd	zengené	zengenénk (or zengenők)	zengenétek	zengenék
		2nd-p. o.	zengenélek	―
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zengjek	zengj or zengjél	zengjen	zengjünk	zengjetek	zengjenek
		Def.	zengjem	zengd or zengjed	zengje	zengjük	zengjétek	zengjék
		2nd-p. o.	zengjelek	―
Infinitive	zengeni		zengenem	zengened	zengenie	zengenünk	zengenetek	zengeniük
Other nonfinite verb forms			Verbal noun	Present participle	Past participle	Future part.	Adverbial part.	Potential
			zengés	zengő	zengett	zengendő	zengve	zenghet

Derived terms

• zengedez
• zenget
• zengés
• zengő
• zengzetes

 

Compound words

• zeng-bong

 

With verbal prefixes

• átzeng
• belezeng
• bezeng
• elzeng
• felzeng
• kizeng
• körülzeng
• összezeng
• rázeng
• telezeng
• tovazeng
• továbbzeng
• túlzeng
• végigzeng
• visszazeng

 

References

1. zeng 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.)

Further reading

• zeng in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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Mandarin

Romanization

zeng

1. Nonstandard spelling of zēng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of zěng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of zèng.

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.