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nang

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

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mang

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mæ?/

Etymology 1

Dialectal rendering of man, as used in American Spanish.

Noun

mang

  1. Alternative form of man (suggesting a Spanish accent)

Etymology 2

From Middle English mang, mangis, imang, emang, variants of Middle English on mang, in mange, from Old English on ?emang. More at among.

Preposition

mang

  1. (Devon) Amid, amongst, among.

Etymology 3

From Middle English mangen, mængen, from Old English mængan, variant of mengan, men??an (to mix; mingle). More at meng, ming.

Verb

mang (third-person singular simple present mangs, present participle manging, simple past and past participle manged)

  1. (Devon) To mix.

Quotations

Anagrams

  • AMGN, G-man, Ngam

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma?/

Noun

mang (uncountable)

  1. (Cape Afrikaans) prison, jail

Verb

mang (present mang, present participle mangende, past participle gemang)

  1. (Cape Afrikaans, intransitive) to be in prison, to do time

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • mag

Etymology

Nasal (dialectal) variant of mag.

Noun

mang m (indefinite plural mangje, definite singular mangu, definite plural mangjet)

  1. animal young, cub
  2. urchin

Declension

Derived terms

  • mangë
  • mangët
  • mangth, makth
  • mangut

Cimbrian

Verb

mang

  1. (Luserna, auxiliary) to be able to; can

References

  • “mang” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

German

Etymology

From northern Middle High German manc, inmanc and Middle Low German manc (among). Related with German mengen, English among.

Pronunciation

Preposition

mang (+ dative)

  1. (regional, Northern Germany, chiefly colloquial, dated) among; amidst

Derived terms

  • mittenmang (adverb; remains more common)

Low German

Preposition

mang

  1. among, amongst
  2. amidst

Inflection

Adverb

mang

  1. among

Synonyms

  • ünner

Mandarin

Romanization

mang

  1. Nonstandard spelling of m?ng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of máng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of m?ng.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of màng.

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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Norwegian mangr, probably from East Norse.

Pronoun

mang f or m (neuter mangt, plural mange)

  1. In theory the base form of mange (many). Only used in the phrases mang ei f, mang en m, and mangt et.

References

  • “mang en” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “mange” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Norwegian mangr, probably from East Norse.

Pronoun

mang f or m (neuter mangt, plural mange)

  1. In theory the base form of mange (many). Only used in the pronoun phrases mang ein m and mang ei f, and mangt eit n.

References

  • “mang ein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “mange” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From manga (to barter).

Noun

mang n

  1. barter, peddling

Declension

References

  • mang in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Potawatomi

Noun

mang

  1. loon

Sundanese

Noun

mang

  1. uncle (form of address to a man by young people or children)

Tagalog

Etymology

From a Clipping of manong

Noun

mang

  1. an informal term of address for an elderly man; mister
Synonyms
  • manong
  • manang
  • kuya
  • ate

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Cognate with Muong bang.

Verb

mang • (?, ????)

  1. to carry
  2. to wear (footwear)

See also

  • m?c (to wear a top or bottom)
  • ??i (to wear headgear)
  • quàng (to wear a scarf)
  • choàng (to wear a cape or cloak)
  • khoác (to wear over the shoulders)
  • ?eo (to wear an accessory)
  • Verb

    mang • (????)

    1. to be pregnant

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Vietic *k-ma??; cognate with Muong mang and Chut [R?c] kuma??¹. Compare Bahnar k?mang (gill).

    Noun

    (classifier cái) mang • (????)

    1. (of a fish) gill
    2. (of a cobra) hood

    Derived terms

    • r?n h? mang

    Etymology 3

    From Proto-Vietic *t-?a??.

    Noun

    (classifier con) mang • (????, ????)

    1. muntjac
    Synonyms
    • ho?ng

    Zhuang

    Pronunciation

    (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ma????/

    • Tone numbers: mang1
    • Hyphenation: mang

    Etymology 1

    From Chinese ? (MC m?æ?X, “ferocious; violent; powerful”).

    Adjective

    mang (old orthography ma?)

    1. brave; bold.
    See also
    • damzdingz
    • lanh
    • moegloet

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    mang (old orthography ma?)

    1. curse.

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