Sang

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sang"

English

Etymology

As a surname, from:

• Khmer សង (sɑɑng)
• Korean 상 (sang)
• Chinese 桑 (sāng)

Proper noun

Sang (plural Sangs)

1. A surname from Chinese.
2. A surname from Korean.
3. A surname from Khmer.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sanc, from Old High German sang, ultimately from the root of the verb singen (“to sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaŋ/

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• Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

Sang m (strong, genitive Sanges or Sangs, plural Sänge)

1. (archaic) song, chant

Declension

Declension of Sang [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sang	die	Sänge
genitive	eines	des	Sanges, Sangs	der	Sänge
dative	einem	dem	Sang, Sange1	den	Sängen
accusative	einen	den	Sang	die	Sänge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• sangbar
• sangesfroh
• sangeskundig
• sangeslustig
• sanglich
• sanglos
• Vogelsang

Related terms

• Gesang
• Sänger
• singen

Further reading

• “Sang” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German sank, from Old Saxon sang, from Proto-West Germanic *sangu.

Cognate with Old High German sanc (German Gesang (“singing”)), Old Norse sǫngr. Modern cognates include English song and Swedish sång. Related to singen (“to sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaŋk/
• IPA^(key): /saŋk/

Noun

Sang m (plural Säng)

1. the act of singing
2. a chant, a song

Vietnamese

Etymology

From sang (“wealthy, luxurious”). This is one of the most common Vietnamese given names of non-Chinese origin.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˧˧]
• Homophone: sang

Proper noun

Sang

1. a male given name