different between dwang vs dang

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dwang, from Middle Dutch dwanc

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dwæ?/

Noun

dwang (plural dwangs)

1. (Scotland, New Zealand) A horizontal timber (or steel) section used in the construction of a building.
2. A large metal crowbar.

References

• dwang in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dwanc, from Old Dutch *thwang, from Proto-West Germanic *þwangi, from Proto-Germanic *þwangiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d???/
• Hyphenation: dwang
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

dwang m (uncountable)

1. coercion, compulsion

Derived terms

• dwangarbeid, dwangarbeider
• dwangbevel
• dwangbuis
• dwangmaatregel
• dwangmatig
• dwangmiddel
• dwangnagel
• dwangpositie
• dwangrail
• dwangsom
• dwangvoorstelling
• dwangzet
• huwelijksdwang
• lijfsdwang

Related terms

• dwingen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dwang

Further reading

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?ng, IPA^(key): /dæ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

Etymology 1

A minced oath of damn.

Verb

dang (third-person singular simple present dangs, present participle danging, simple past and past participle danged)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Interjection

dang

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Adjective

dang (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Synonyms

• darn, durn

Translations

Noun

dang (plural dangs)

1. A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal consideration.

Etymology 2

See ding.

Verb

dang

1. (obsolete) simple past tense of ding

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

dang (third-person singular simple present dangs, present participle danging, simple past and past participle danged)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To dash.

   Till she, o'ercome with anguish, shame, and rage, Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage - Christopher Marlowe

Anagrams

• N.D. Ga., NDGA, gDNA, gdna

Albanian

Etymology

A lengthening of danë, Gheg variant of darë. Compare Old High German zanga (“tongs”).

Noun

dang f

1. bite, nip

Related terms

• darë

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ?????? (tuing:)

Verb

dang

1. to measure

References

• Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31) , “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research?^[1], volume 35, DOI:10.14989/219015, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128

Kholosi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

dang

1. full

References

• Eric Anonby; Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) , “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx?^[2], pages 13-36

Luxembourgish

Verb

dang

1. second-person singular imperative of dangen

Manam

Noun

dang

1. water

References

• Manam organized phonology data (2011, SIL)

Mandarin

Romanization

dang (Zhuyin ???)

1. Nonstandard spelling of d?ng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of d?ng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of dàng.

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.

Northern Haida

Etymology

From Haida dáng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?a?/

Pronoun

dang

1. you

   haaw-gwaa dang qaaguhla-gii? (in songs or storytelling)

   /ha?w.??wa? d?a? q?a???uhla.??i/

   there-(question) you leave-(perfect tense)

   Have you left?

   kuu-gu dang qaaguhl-gii? (in speech)

   /k??u.??u d?a? q?a???uhl.??i/

   there-(question) you leave-(perfect tense)

   Have you left?

References

• John Enrico, Northern Haida Songs

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *taang (“to extend, stretch”); cognate with Khmer ?????? (tr?daang, “to stretch out limbs”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [za????]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [ja????]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ja????]

Verb

dang

1. (of limbs) to stretch out

Related terms

• d?ng (“to stretch out”)