different between lang vs nang

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: l?ng, IPA^(key): /læ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

Etymology 1

Noun

lang (plural langs)

1. Abbreviation of language

Etymology 2

Adjective

lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)

1. (obsolete outside Northumbria) long

Usage notes

• "Lang" was still used for "long" in several northern English dialects at the time of the Survey of English Dialects, but it is now virtually extinct.

Derived terms

• lang syne

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Angl.

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz. Cognate with German lang, Dutch lang, English long, Icelandic langur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??/

Adjective

lang (comparative lenger, superlative lengscht)

1. long
2. tall, high

Declension

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), cognate with Swedish lång, English long, German lang. The adjective goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dlong?os, *dl?h?g?ós (“long”), which is also the source of Latin longus, Ancient Greek ??????? (dolikhós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lan?/, [l???]
• Rhymes: -???

Adjective

lang (neuter langt, plural and definite singular attributive lange, comparative længere, superlative (predicative) længst, superlative (attributive) længste)

1. long (having great distance)

Further reading

• “lang” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “lang” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lanc, from Old Dutch *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??/
• Hyphenation: lang
• Rhymes: -??

Adjective

lang (comparative langer, superlative langst)

1. long

   Antonym: kort

2. tall

   Antonyms: kort, klein

3. long (time), lengthy, a long time

Inflection

Derived terms

• boomlang
• dagenlang
• jarenlang
• langdradig
• langdurig
• langgerekt
• levenslang
• maandenlang
• onlangs
• urenlang

Related terms

• lengte

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lank
• ? Sranan Tongo: langa

Adverb

lang

1. (with negation) by far

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la?/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /la?k/ (some northern speakers)
• Rhymes: -a?

Adjective

lang (comparative länger, superlative am längsten)

1. long; lengthy (in space or time)
2. (of a person) tall
3. (with units of time, chiefly Jahre) many (indicating the length of the time in total)

Declension

Synonyms

• (tall): groß (commoner)
• (many): viel

Antonyms

• (long in space or time): kurz
• (tall): klein; kurz (latter rather rude)

Derived terms

• jahrelang
• Länge
• Langeweile
• langmachen
• langschwänzig
• langweilig
• langwierig
• monatelang
• stundenlang
• überlang
• verlängern
• wochenlang
• Vokuhila

Adverb

lang

1. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of lange

2. long, sprawled, stretched (physically)

Postposition

lang (+ accusative)

1. for (temporal)
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 34/2010, page 87:

2. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of entlang

Verb

lang

1. singular imperative of langen

Further reading

• “lang” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French langue (“language”).

Noun

lang

1. A language.
2. A tongue.

Synonyms

• langaj

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la?/

Adjective

lang (comparative lenger, superlative lengest)

1. long

Declension

Related terms

• langst

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Icelandic

Noun

lang m

1. accusative indefinite singular of langur
2. dative indefinite singular of langur

Lashi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la?/

Classifier

lang

1. Classifier for big moving objects, like a river.

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid?^[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz. Cognate to German lang, Dutch lang, English long.

Adjective

lang (comparative länger, superlative längst)

1. long

Declension

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lanka.

Noun

lang

1. A yarn.

Mandarin

Romanization

lang

1. Nonstandard spelling of l?ng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of láng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of l?ng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of làng.

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.

Mato

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l??/

Noun

lang

1. water

References

• Phonological Descriptions of Papua New Guinea Languages (2005, SIL, edited by Steve Parker), section Mato (Nenaya, Nengaya, Nineia) Language, page 28: lang [?l??] 'water'

Min Nan

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Adjective

lang (neuter singular langt, definite singular and plural lange, comparative lengre, indefinite superlative lengst, definite superlative lengste)

1. long
2. tall

Derived terms

References

• “lang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse langr. Akin to English long.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l???/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

lang (masculine and feminine lang, neuter langt, definite singular and plural lange, comparative lengre, indefinite superlative lengst, definite superlative lengste)

1. long (of physical length)

2. long (of duration)

Derived terms

References

• “lang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Nyishi

Numeral

lang

1. hundred

Old English

Alternative forms

• long

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lang. Cognate with Old Saxon lang, Old High German lang, Old Norse langr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?n?/, [l???]

Adjective

lang (comparative lengra, superlative len?est)

1. long

2. (in compounds) lasting; old, ancient; advanced

Declension

Derived terms

• langsum

Descendants

• Middle English: long, longe, longue, lang, lange, langhe
  • English: long
    • Northumbrian: lang
  • Scots: lang
  • Yola: lhaung

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lang, related to Old English lang, Old Norse langr.

Adjective

lang

1. long

Descendants

• Middle High German: lanc
  • Alemannic German: lang
  • Bavarian:

    Cimbrian: lång

    Mòcheno: lònk

  • German: lang
  • Hunsrik: lang
  • Luxembourgish: laang
  • Pennsylvania German: lang
  • Vilamovian: ?aong
  • Yiddish: ?????? (lang)

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• long

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lang.

Adjective

lang

1. long

Declension

Descendants

• Middle Low German: lanc, lang, lanch
  • Low German: lang
  • Plautdietsch: lang, lank

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang. Compare German lang, Dutch lang, English long.

Adjective

lang

1. long
2. diluted

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German lanc, from Old Saxon lang.

Adjective

lang

1. long (in time)

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English lang, from Old English lang (“long, tall, lasting”). Cognate with English long.

Adjective

lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)

1. long

Adverb

lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)

1. long

Derived terms

• langsome
• lang syne

Tagalog

Etymology

From Clipping of lamang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la?/

Adverb

lang

1. only, just

Synonyms

• lamang

Tok Pisin

Noun

lang

1. A fly (insect).

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lanka, akin to Finnish lanka.

Noun

lang

1. A yarn.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

lang • (????)

1. roan, piebald

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

Etymology 1

Noun

nang (plural nangs)

1. (Australia, slang) A metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.
   • 1996 March 5, Justin O'Brien, “how long before you peak on acid?”, alt.drugs, Usenet

     I reckon the thing that brings on a trip the quickest is definitly a nang (nitrous oxide bulb) while listening to REALLY intense music

   • 1998 October 18, “noise” from hello.net.au and start.net.au, “H ?”, alt.drugs.hard, Usenet

     "helicopters" these days refers to those silly hats with propellers on top, which come with a free ounce of smack at any local K-mart. Y'know, next to the nangs (or bulbs - nitrous oxide for whipped cream).

Etymology 2

Multicultural London English, from Jamaican English, from Jamaican Creole nyanga, potentially from West African languages, such as Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”) or Hausa yanga (“boastfulness”).

Adjective

nang (comparative more nang, superlative most nang)

1. (Britain, slang, chiefly MLE) excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.

Synonyms

• fabulous, splendid; See also Thesaurus:excellent

Anagrams

• Gann, Ngan

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

nang

1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)

Chuukese

Noun

nang

1. heaven

Jingpho

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-? (“thou”).

Pronoun

nang

1. thou, you (singular)

Khumi Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *na?, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na? (“thou”). Cognates include Lashi nang and Burmese ??? (nang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nã?/

Pronoun

nang

1. thou, you (singular)

See also

References

• R. Shafer (1944) , “Khimi Grammar and Vocabulary”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, volume 11, issue 2, page 425
• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin?^[2], Payap University, page 44

Lashi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-? (“thou”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na?/, [na???]

Pronoun

nang

1. thou, you (singular)

References

• Mark Wannemacher (2011) A phonological overview of the Lacid language?^[3], Chiang Mai: Payap University., page 38
• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid?^[4], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 40

Mandarin

Romanization

nang

1. Nonstandard spelling of n?ng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of náng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of n?ng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of nàng.

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.

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *na?, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-? (“thou”).

Pronoun

nang

1. thou, you (singular)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n??/
• Rhymes: -a?

Conjunction

nang

1. when, at the time of (referring to past events)

   Synonym: noong

2. for, so that, in order to

   Synonyms: para, upang

Particle

nang

1. combination of na and -ng; more; already

2. used to connect adverbs of manner or degree to the word they modify

3. used to connect repeated verbs

Usage notes

• Nang is often confused with ng. According to the Manwal sa Masinop na Pagsulat (Manual to Careful Writing) by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (Commission on the Filipino Language), nang is used only in the five definitions stated above and ng is used elsewhere. Nang is also confused with na'ng, the contraction of na and ang, wherein the apostrophe is often omitted.

See also

• na
• ng
• na'ng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from ?.

Noun

nang

1. follicle

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cây) nang

1. (archaic) areca

   Synonym: cau

Yapese

Verb

nang

1. to know