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wang
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wæ?/
Etymology 1
From Middle English wange, from Old English wange (“jaw, cheek”), from Proto-Germanic *wangô (“cheek”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenk-, *wek- (“to be bent or bowed”). Cognate with Scots wan, wang (“cheek”), West Frisian wang (“cheek”), Dutch wang (“cheek”), German Wange (“cheek”), Icelandic vanga (“cheek”), Gothic *???????????????????? (*wagg?) in ???????????????????????????????????? (waggareis, “pillow, cushion”), Italian guancia (“cheek”).
Noun
wang (plural wangs)
- (dialectal or obsolete) The cheek; the jaw.
- 14th c, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
- Our manciple I hope he will be dead,
- So workes aye the wanges in his head:
- And therefore is I come, and eke Alein,
- To grind our corn and carry it home again:
- I pray you speed us hence as well ye may.
- 14th c, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
Derived terms
- wangtooth
Related terms
- wanger
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Alternative forms
- whang
Noun
wang (plural wangs)
- (onomatopoeia) The sound made when a hollow metal object is struck a glancing blow.
- A slap; a blow.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Verb
wang (third-person singular simple present wangs, present participle wanging, simple past and past participle wanged)
- (transitive) To batter; to clobber; to conk.
- (transitive) To throw hard.
Translations
Etymology 3
Origin uncertain. Perhaps short for whangdoodle (“gadget, doodad”), or from whang (“stour, thick slice", also "thong”), from thwang (“thong”). See thong.
Alternative forms
- whang
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wæ?/, /w??/
Noun
wang (plural wangs)
- (colloquial) penis.
- 1969, Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, New York: Dial, 2005, Chapter 5, pp. 168-169,[4]
- Montana was naked, and so was Billy, of course. He had a tremendous wang, incidentally. You never know who’ll get one.
- 1969, Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, New York: Dial, 2005, Chapter 5, pp. 168-169,[4]
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:penis
Anagrams
- AgNW, Ngwa, g'wan, gawn, gnaw, gwan
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch wang.
Noun
wang (plural wange)
- cheek
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wange, from Old Dutch *wanga, from Proto-Germanic *wangô (“cheek”), from Proto-Indo-European *wen?- (“neck, cheek”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???/
- Hyphenation: wang
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
wang f (plural wangen, diminutive wangetje n)
- cheek
Derived terms
- wangzak
Descendants
- Afrikaans: wang
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay wang (“money”).
Noun
wang
- (informal) Informal spelling of uang (“money”).
Etymology 2
From Min Nan ? (uang5, “king”).
Noun
wang
- palace, king's residence.
Further reading
- “wang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Lashi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wa?]
Postposition
wang
- into
Verb
wang
- to enter
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid?[5], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Malay
Noun
wang (Jawi spelling ????, informal 1st possessive wangku, impolite 2nd possessive wangmu, 3rd possessive wangnya)
- money
- cash
Descendants
- Indonesian: uang
- Min Nan: ?
Further reading
- “wang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Manchu
Romanization
wang
- Romanization of ???
Mandarin
Romanization
wang
- Nonstandard spelling of w?ng.
- Nonstandard spelling of wáng.
- Nonstandard spelling of w?ng.
- Nonstandard spelling of wàng.
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.
Old English
Alternative forms
- wong
Etymology
Cognate with Old Saxon wang, Old High German -wang (in holzwang), Old Norse vangr (Swedish vång), Gothic ???????????????????? (waggs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /w?n?/, [w???]
Noun
wang m (nominative plural wangas)
- (poetic) plain, field, ground
- 1963, Paull Franklin Baum, Riddle 11, Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book
- 1963, Paull Franklin Baum, Riddle 11, Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book
Declension
Derived terms
- neorxnawang
Descendants
- English: wong
West Frisian
Noun
wang n (plural wangen, diminutive wankje)
- cheek
Woiwurrung
Alternative forms
- wangga
Noun
wang
- cheek
References
- Barry J. Blake, Woiwurrung, in The Aboriginal Language of Melbourne and Other Sketches (1991; edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake; OUP, Handbook of Australian Languages 4), pages 31–124
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swang
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: sw?ng, IPA(key): /swæ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Etymology 1
Noun
swang (plural swangs)
- A swamp.
Etymology 2
Verb
swang (third-person singular simple present swangs, present participle swanging, simple past and past participle swanged)
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To steer one's vehicle from side to side while driving.
- 2005, Chamillionaire (featuring Krayzie Bone), "Ridin'", The Sound of Revenge:
- Turn on my blinker light and then I swang it slow
- 2006, Trae (featuring Pimp C and Big Hawk), "Swang", Restless:
- I'mma swang, I'mma swing my slab lean to the left
- 2010, G. Washington, Karma from the Cradle to the Street, Xlibris (2010), ?ISBN, page 118:
- Caine pulled off burning rubber and swanging side to side.
- 2005, Chamillionaire (featuring Krayzie Bone), "Ridin'", The Sound of Revenge:
- (archaic and dialectal) simple past tense of swing. Now largely replaced by swung.
Anagrams
- gawns, gnaws, wangs
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