different between rang vs nang

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: r?ng, IPA^(key): /?æ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?
• Homophone: wrang

Verb

rang

1. simple past tense of ring (only in senses related to a bell — etymology 2)

Usage notes

Rang and rung are incorrect for the past of ring in the sense of encircle.

Anagrams

• ARNG, NARG, gRNA, garn, gnar, gran, grna, narg

Atong (India)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra?/

Etymology 1

Noun

rang (Bengali script ???)

1. a type of traditional brass drum or gong

See also

• rangkha
• rangsyl

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-ra? (“rain”).

Noun

rang (Bengali script ???)

1. rain

See also

• rangbrym
• rangbyrym
• rangchinek
• rangdylekpa
• rangra
• rangsan

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?ra?k/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?ra?/

Noun

rang m (plural rangs)

1. rank
2. row

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French rang.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rang c (singular definite rangen, not used in plural form)

1. rank
2. precedence

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French rang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

rang m (plural rangen, diminutive rangetje n)

1. rank

Derived terms

• rangschikken
• voorrang

French

Etymology

From Old French renc, reng, ranc, rang, from Frankish *hring. Compare English ring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???/

Noun

rang m (plural rangs)

1. A row or line of things placed side-by-side.

   Synonym: rangée (objects only)

2. A rank or position in a series or hierarchy.

   Synonyms: caste, classe, place, position

3. (knitting) A knitting course.
4. (Canada, geography) A series of land plots narrower than deep, running perpendicular to a river or road.
5. (Canada, geography) The road serving such a series of plots.
6. (military, uncountable) The non-officers of an army, taken as a group.

Usage notes

The expression in Xth rank uses the preposition à in French: au cinquième rang (“in fifth place/rank”). See also place.

Derived terms

Related terms

• file
• ranger

Descendants

• ? German: Rang
• ? Italian: rango
• ? Piedmontese: rangh

Further reading

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

Garo

Etymology

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

Noun

rang

1. gong

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?/
• Rhymes: -a?

Verb

rang

1. first/third-person singular preterite of ringen

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?r???]
• Rhymes: -???

Noun

rang (plural rangok)

1. rank
2. place, standing, status (in society)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• rang in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /?????/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /??a???/
• (Aran, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /??a?/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French rang (“line, row, rank”), from Frankish *hring (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“something bent or curved”).

Noun

rang m (genitive singular ranga, nominative plural ranganna)

1. rank
   1. row, line

      Synonyms: líne, sraith

   2. order, station
2. (education, biology) class

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

rang f (genitive singular rainge, nominative plural ranga)

1. Alternative form of reang (“loin”)
2. Alternative form of reang (“scar; crease, wrinkle”)

Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

rang m (genitive singular rang, nominative plural rangaí)

1. Alternative form of runga (“rung”)

Declension

Further reading

• "rang" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “rang” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Mandarin

Romanization

rang

1. Nonstandard spelling of r?ng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of ráng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of r?ng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of ràng.

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

Via German Rang from French rang

Noun

rang m (definite singular rangen, uncountable)

1. rank

Derived terms

• annenrangs
• rangstige

References

• “rang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “rang_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Via German Rang from French rang

Noun

rang m (definite singular rangen, uncountable)

1. rank

Derived terms

• rangstige

References

• “rang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit ???? (ra?ga).

Noun

rang m (plural rang)

1. colour

Romanian

Etymology

From French rang.

Noun

rang n (uncountable)

1. rank

Declension

Swedish

Verb

rang

1. past tense of ringa.

Anagrams

• garn, gran

Uzbek

Etymology

From Persian ???? (rang).

Noun

rang (plural ranglar)

1. color

Declension

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Verb

rang

1. roast
2. pop

Zazaki

Etymology

From Persian ???? (rang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a??/

Noun

rang

1. color

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