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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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yang

English

Etymology 1

From early romanizations of Chinese ??? (yáng), originally in reference to the sunny side of areas such as mountains and dwellings

Alternative forms

  • Yang

Pronunciation

  • enPR: y?ng, IPA(key): /jæ?/
  • Rhymes: -æ?

Noun

yang (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
Related terms
  • (complement): yin
  • (unity): yin-yang
  • MONOGRAM FOR YANG ?
Translations

Etymology 2

From Korean ? (?, yang, “yang, tael”). Doublet of liang.

Noun

yang (plural yangs)

  1. The monetary unit of Korea from 1892 to 1902, divided into 100 pun.

Etymology 3

Imitative.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æ?

Verb

yang (third-person singular simple present yangs, present participle yanging, simple past and past participle yanged)

  1. (rare) To make the cry of the wild goose.

Noun

yang (plural yangs)

  1. The cry of the wild goose; a honk.

Anagrams

  • Nagy

French

Etymology

From Mandarin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /j???/

Noun

yang m (uncountable)

  1. yang

Further reading

  • “yang” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay yang, from Classical Malay yang, from Old Malay [Term?].

Conjunction

yang

  1. which ((relative) who, whom, what)

Pronoun

yang

  1. one (impersonal pronoun)

Lashi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-ja? (sheep, yak). Cognates include Chinese ? (yáng, sheep, goat, antelope) and English yak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ja?]

Noun

yang

  1. sheep

References

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid?[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ia?/
  • Rhymes: -ia?, -ja?, -a?

Etymology 1

From hiang, from Proto-Malayic *hia?, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hia?, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hia?, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qia?.

Alternative forms

  • hiang
  • yang-yang
  • ?????
  • ???
  • ????

Noun

yang (Jawi spelling ??, used only in the form yang-yang)

  1. Alternative form of hiang
Synonyms
  • tuhan / ?????
  • dewa m / ????m, dewi f / ????f
  • ilah / ????

Etymology 2

Conjunction

yang (Jawi spelling ???)

  1. which ((relative) who, whom, what)

Pronoun

yang (Jawi spelling ???)

  1. one (impersonal pronoun)

Mandarin

Romanization

yang

  1. Nonstandard spelling of y?ng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of yáng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of y?ng.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of yàng.

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): [?j??]

Noun

yang

  1. wind

References

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

Miskito

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ja?/

Pronoun

yang

  1. I

See also


Wutunhua

Etymology

From Mandarin ? (yáng).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [j??]

Noun

yang

  1. sheep

References

  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun?[3], University of Helsinki (PhD), ?ISBN

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