English Explanatory Dictionary

eng

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Narrow.
noun
  1. The name of the Latin script letter Ŋ/ŋ, formed by combining the letters n and g, used in the IPA, Sami, Mende, and some Australian aboriginal languages.
  2. The velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. Abbreviation of England
name
  1. Abbreviation of England.
noun
  1. Initialism of electronic newsgathering.

Pronunciation

/ɛŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eng.wav

Word forms

eng engs

Etymology

Probably from Dutch eng (“narrow”), also compare Old English enge (“narrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *angī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *anguz. No mention of the word is found in any surviving Middle English text, save for the Middle English compound word ang-nail. Related to Dutch eng (“narrow”), German eng (“narrow”), Low German enj (“confined, narrow”), Luxembourgish enk (“narrow”).

Synonyms

agma engma

Derived words

feng heng West Eng
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