cung

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See also: Cung, cùng, cúng, cũng, and cứng

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian cionco (“truncated, stumped”).

Adjective[edit]

cung (feminine cunge)

  1. missing a limb
  2. missing a tail, horn, or wing

Noun[edit]

cung m (plural cungje, definite cungu, definite plural cungjet)

  1. tree stump
  2. grapevine pruned of its twigs
  3. stump of amputated limb (arm, leg)

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Tagalog[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

cung (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. Obsolete spelling of kung

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宮.

Noun[edit]

cung

  1. a palace
    cung/nhà văn hoá
    a palace/house of culture; a clubhouse
  2. (astrology) a sign
    12 cung hoàng đạo
    the 12 zodiac signs
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宮.[1]

Noun[edit]

cung

  1. the first note in the classic pentatonic scale.[2]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
  1. ngũ âm
  2. ngũ cung
References[edit]
  1. ^ “宮”, in Từ điển Hán Nôm [Sino-Vietnamese Dictionary], section Từ điển trích dẫn [Dictionary of Example Usage], line 4
  2. ^ Dinh-hoa Nguyen (1995) “cung”, in NTC's Vietnamese–English Dictionary, →ISBN, page 73

Etymology 3[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弓.

Noun[edit]

(classifier cây) cung

  1. (archery) bow

Noun[edit]

cung

  1. (geometry) arc

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Etymology 4[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 供. Doublet of cúng.

Noun[edit]

cung

  1. (economics) supply
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Vilamovian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German zunge.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

cung f

  1. (anatomy) tongue

Zhuang[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Chinese 鐘 (MC tsyowng).

Noun[edit]

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. bell
  2. clock

Etymology 2[edit]

From Chinese 盅 (MC tsyowng).

Noun[edit]

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. handleless cup

Classifier[edit]

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. cup of; cupful of

Etymology 3[edit]

From Chinese 衝 (MC tsyhowng).

Verb[edit]

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. to charge; to attack

Etymology 4[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From 沖?”)

Verb[edit]

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. to mix; to blend; to add into
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