NG
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ng"
Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
NG
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
no good: attested in The Comprehensive Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1909) and in Students’ Edition of a Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1915).
Noun[edit]
NG (countable and uncountable, plural NGs)
- (petrochemistry) Initialism of natural gas.
- Initialism of nitroglycerin.
- (Internet) Initialism of newsgroup.
- Could someone please re-post the FAQ to the NG?
- (rail transport) Initialism of narrow gauge.
Translations[edit]
Adjective[edit]
NG (not comparable)
- Not OK. Initialism of no good.
- Hyponym: NFG
- Initialism of nasogastric.
Proper noun[edit]
NG
- (Internet) Initialism of Newgrounds.
- Initialism of National Geographic.
Anagrams[edit]
Chinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Japanese NG (NG), from English NG (“no good”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
NG
- (film, television) outtake; blooper
Verb[edit]
NG
- (film, television) to have an outtake or a blooper
Esperanto[edit]
Phrase[edit]
NG
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of ne gravas (“it doesn't matter, it's not important”).
Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- not OK
- (film, television) outtake; blooper
- (manufacturing) a defective product
- Synonym: 不良品 (furyōhin)
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Initialism of English no good, perhaps via Japanese
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [e̞ɲd͡ʑi]
- Phonetic hangul: [엔지]
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | enji |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | enji |
McCune–Reischauer? | enji |
Yale Romanization? | eyn.ci |
Noun[edit]
- (film, television) a blooper
- (manufacturing) a defected product
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- (manufacturing) OK (okei)
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See Ng.
Letter[edit]
NG (upper case, lower case ng, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ)
- Alternative spelling of Ng
Letter[edit]
NG (upper case, lower case ng, Baybayin spelling ᜅ)
- Alternative spelling of Ng
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