English Explanatory Dictionary

ng

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Initialism of newsgroup; also NG.
name
  1. A surname from Chinese.
  2. A surname from Hokkien
  3. A surname from Cantonese
noun
  1. Initialism of natural gas.
  2. Initialism of nitroglycerine (nitroglycerin).
  3. Initialism of newsgroup.
  4. Initialism of narrow gauge.
adj
  1. Not OK. Initialism of no good.
  2. Initialism of nasogastric.
name
  1. Initialism of Newgrounds.
  2. Initialism of National Geographic.

Pronunciation

/əŋ/ /ʌŋ/ /ɪŋ/ /ɛŋ/ [ŋ̍] [m̩] [nɐŋ] [(ʔ)əŋ]

Word forms

ng Ngs

Etymology

From various Chinese surnames, including: * Hokkien 黃 /黄 (N̂g) * Cantonese 吳 /吴 (ng⁴) and 伍 (ng⁵) The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

Synonyms

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