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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tæ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

Etymology 1

From Middle English tang (“serpent's tongue; extension of blade”), from Old Norse tangi (“pointed metal tool”), perhaps related to Old Norse tunga (“tongue”). But see also Old Dutch tanger (“sharp, tart, pinching”)

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Noun

tang (plural tangs)

1. A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.

   Synonyms: bite, piquancy, spiciness

   Antonyms: blandness, dullness

   • 1904, O. Henry, "The Missing Chord"

     The miraculous air, heady with ozone and made memorably sweet by leagues of wild flowerets, gave tang and savour to the breath.

2. A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.

3. (figuratively) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.

   • Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny.

   • 1806, Francis Jeffrey, Memoirs of Dr. Priestley in The Edinburgh Review

     a cant of philosophism, and a tang of party politics

   • 1913, Paul Laurence Dunbar, "At Sunset Time"

     What, was it I who bared my heart / Through unrelenting years, / And knew the sting of misery's dart, / The tang of sorrow's tears?

4. A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
5. The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.
6. (firearms) The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
   • 1985, Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, chapter IV

     The rifle carried a vernier sight on the tang...

7. The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
8. (zoology) A group of saltwater fish from the Acanthuridae family, especially the Zebrasoma genus.

   Synonym: surgeonfish

9. (games) A shuffleboard paddle.

   Coordinate term: biscuit

10. (obsolete) tongue
    • 1667, John Lacy, Sauny the Scot: Or, the Taming of the Shrew, Act V,

      Sauny Hear ye, sir; could not ye mistake, and pull her tang out instead of her teeth?

11. (by extension) Anything resembling a tongue in form or position such as the tongue of a buckle.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Imitative

Noun

tang (plural tangs)

1. A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.

Verb

tang (third-person singular simple present tangs, present participle tanging, simple past and past participle tanged)

1. (dated, beekeeping) To strike two metal objects together loudly in order to persuade a swarm of honeybees to land so it may be captured by the beekeeper.
2. To make a ringing sound; to ring.

Etymology 3

Probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish tang (“seaweed”), Swedish tång, Icelandic þang

Noun

tang (plural tangs)

1. (rare) knotted wrack, Ascophyllum nodosum (coarse blackish seaweed)

Translations

Etymology 4

Clipping of poontang.

Noun

tang (plural tangs)

1. (vulgar slang) The vagina.
   • 2002, Lynn Breedlove, Godspeed, St. Martin's Griffin, ?ISBN, page 9,

     The guys like to look at her tang, because that's how they are […]

2. (vulgar slang) intercourse with a woman

Further reading

• Acanthuridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• tang at OneLook Dictionary Search
• tang in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

References

Anagrams

• Gant, Gnat, gnat

Blagar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta?/

Noun

tang

1. sea

References

• A. Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1
• The Rosetta Project, Blagar Swadesh List

Cimbrian

Noun

tang

1. plural of tage

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse t?ng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tan?/, [t????]

Noun

tang c (singular definite tangen, plural indefinite tænger)

1. tongs
2. forceps

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tan?/, [t????]

Noun

tang c (singular definite tangen, not used in plural form)

1. seaweed

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tanghe, from Old Dutch tanga, from Proto-Germanic *tang?, *tangiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

tang f (plural tangen, diminutive tangetje n)

1. pliers
2. tongs
3. (especially the diminutive) pincers, tweezers
4. (figuratively) shrew, bitch

Derived terms

• kniptang
• krultang
• nijptang
• pijptang
• waterpomptang

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: tang

Estonian

Noun

tang (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. groat

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• tang in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ta?]
• Hyphenation: tang
• Homophone: tank

Etymology 1

From Dutch tang, from Middle Dutch tanghe, from Old Dutch tanga, from Proto-Germanic *tang?.

Noun

tang (first-person possessive tangku, second-person possessive tangmu, third-person possessive tangnya)

1. pliers

Verb

tang

1. to use the pliers

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

tang (first-person possessive tangku, second-person possessive tangmu, third-person possessive tangnya)

1. the sound of hit can, a metallic sound.

Etymology 3

Noun

tang (first-person possessive tangku, second-person possessive tangmu, third-person possessive tangnya)

1. Nonstandard form of tank.

Etymology 4

Noun

tang

1. (colloquial) Clipping of tentang.

Further reading

• “tang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Kriol

Etymology

From English tongue.

Noun

tang

1. tongue

Kusunda

Noun

tang

1. water

Mandarin

Romanization

tang

1. Nonstandard spelling of t?ng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of táng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of t?ng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of tàng.

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.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Malagasy tandraka

Noun

tang

1. tenrec

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Min Nan

Northern Kurdish

Noun

tang ?

1. side

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse t?ng

Noun

tang f or m (definite singular tanga or tangen, indefinite plural tenger, definite plural tengene)

1. (a pair of) pliers, pincers
2. (a pair of) forceps

Derived terms

• knipetang

See also

• tong (Nynorsk)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þang, compare with German Tang

Noun

tang m or n (definite singular tangen or tanget, uncountable)

1. kelp, seaweed (order Fucales)

References

• “tang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þang n.

Noun

tang m (definite singular tangen, uncountable)

1. kelp, seaweed (order Fucales)

Usage notes

• Prior to a 2019 revision, it was also considered grammatically neuter. With this change, definite singular tanget was made non-standard.

References

• “tang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Phalura

Etymology

From Urdu ???? (ta?g), from Persian [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta??/, /ta?/

Adjective

tang (invariable, Perso-Arabic spelling ???)

1. narrow
2. troubled

References

• Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)?^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, ?ISBN

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From Malagasy tandraka

Noun

tang

1. tenrec

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Tai Do

Etymology

Cognate with Thai ??? (taang), Lao ??? (th?ng), Northern Thai ????, Lü ??? (taang), Shan ????? (táang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta????/

Noun

tang

1. road, path, way

Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

From English tongue.

Noun

tang

1. tongue

Etymology 2

From English tank.

Noun

tang

1. tank

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English tongue.

Noun

tang

1. (anatomy) tongue

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from ?.

Noun

tang

1. a series of events that encompasses a funeral, a burial or cremation, and a period of mourning spanning up to 3 years after the lunar date of death

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From English tangent.

Noun

tang

1. (trigonometry) tangent

See also

• tan
• côtang
• ti?p tuy?n

Etymology 3

Noun

tang

1. (music) shell (body of a drum)

Etymology 4

Noun

tang

1. (fossil word) evidence of wrongdoing

Usage notes

This sense only occurs in some compound words.

Derived terms

Etymology 5

Noun

tang

1. (informal) something or someone insignificant

Etymology 6

Sino-Vietnamese word from ?

Noun

tang

1. (fossil word) mulberry
2. (fossil word) silkworm

Usage notes

This sense only occurs in some compound words.

Derived terms

See also

• Ca-tang
• tang t?ng

References

• "tang" in H? Ng?c ??c, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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