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ng

See also: -ng, -ոց, .ng, Ng, nG, NG, ng̃, Ng̃, n͠g, ŋ, ᚍ, ㅇ, and g

ng - Translingual

Symbol

ng

  1. (metrology) Symbol for nanogram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10−9 grams.
  2. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Ndonga.

ng - English

Noun

ng

  1. (Internet) Initialism of newsgroup; also NG.

Anagrams

ng - Avokaya

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ᵑɡ/

Letter

ng (uppercase Ng)

  1. A letter of the Avokaya alphabet.

ng - Fula

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ᵑɡ/

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case Ng)

  1. A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

ng - Mandarin

Alternative forms

  • ŋ – very rare shorthand

Romanization

ng (ng5／ng0, Zhuyin ˙ㄫ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 唵

ng

  1. Nonstandard spelling of ńg.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of ňg.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of ǹg.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

ng - Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • nang – archaic
  • n͠g, ng̃, ñg – obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
  • g̃n, gñ – obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /naŋ/, [nɐŋ]

Preposition

ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

  1. (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.
  2. of; marks possession
    • Kuwento ng bayan
      • Story of the town
    • Luto ng kusinero
      • Cooking of the chef
  3. 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.

ng - Tongan

Pronunciation

  • (letter) IPA: /ŋa/
  • (phoneme) IPA: /ŋ/

Letter

ng (upper case Ng)

  1. The tenth letter of the Tongan alphabet, called nga and written in the Latin script.

ng - Uzbek

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA: /ŋ/

Letter

ng (upper case Ng)

  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Latin script.

ng - Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA: /ɛŋ/ (letter)
  • (phoneme) IPA: /ŋ/

Letter

ng (upper case Ng)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called eng and written in the Latin script.

ng - Yoruba

Pronoun

ng

  1. Archaic spelling of n (“I”).
Meaning and Definition of ng
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