English Explanatory Dictionary

mung

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. mung bean (Vigna radiata, syn. Phaseolus aureus), cultivated for its sprouts.
verb
  1. To make repeated changes to a file or data which individually may be reversible, yet which ultimately result in an unintentional irreversible destruction of large portions of the original data.
  2. To harm, to damage; to destroy.

Pronunciation

/mʌŋ/ /muːŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mung.wav

Word forms

mung mungs moong munge munging munged

Etymology

From Hindi मूँग (mūṅg), from Sanskrit मुद्ग (mudga).

Derived words

munger unmunged
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