geng

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See also: Geng, gēng, gěng, gèng, gäng, and ging

Alemannic German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ganz, from Old High German ganz (whole, sound, healthy, complete), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (whole, healthy; all, complete).

Adverb

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geng

  1. (Gressoney) always

References

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Fiji Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English gang.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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geng

  1. Work gang

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang (a journey; way; passage), from Proto-Germanic *gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from *ǵʰengʰ- (to step; stride). Doublet of gang.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɛŋ/
  • Hyphenation: gèng

Noun

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gèng (first-person possessive gengku, second-person possessive gengmu, third-person possessive gengnya)

  1. (colloquial) gang, a company of persons with distinct identity.
  2. (colloquial) gang, a company of persons, especially criminals.

Verb

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geng

  1. to form a gang group

Further reading

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Javanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese göṅ.

Adjective

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geng

  1. (literary, polite) big
  2. (literary, polite) large
  3. (literary, polite) great

Malay

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Etymology

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From English gang.

Noun

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geng (Jawi spelling ݢيڠ, plural geng-geng, informal 1st possessive gengku, 2nd possessive gengmu, 3rd possessive gengnya)

  1. a group or organisation of criminals.
  2. (colloquial) a band or club of friends.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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geng

  1. Nonstandard spelling of gēng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of gěng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of gèng.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

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Noun

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geng

  1. Alternative form of genge (band)

Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeːnɡ/, [jeːŋɡ]

Verb

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ġēng

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of gangan

Old Norse

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Adjective

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geng

  1. inflection of gengr:
    1. nominative singular feminine
    2. nominative/accusative plural neuter

Verb

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geng

  1. first-person singular present indicative active of ganga

Zhuang

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Etymology

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From Chinese (MC kaeng).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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geng (Sawndip form , 1957–1982 spelling geŋ)

  1. the seventh of the ten heavenly stems

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