Ng

See also: -ng, -ոց, .ng, ng, nG, NG, ng̃, Ng̃, and n͠g

English

Etymology

From various Chinese surnames, including 吳／吴 (Cantonese: ng⁴, Hakka: Ǹg) and 伍 (Cantonese: ng⁵, Hakka: Ńg) via Cantonese or Hakka, and 黃／黄 (N̂g) and 阮 (Ńg) via Min Nan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪŋ/, /ɛŋ/, [ŋ̍]
• (Hong Kong) IPA^(key): [ŋ̍], [m̩]

Proper noun

Ng (plural Ngs)

1. A surname, from Chinese​.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ng is the 1,125^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 31,210 individuals. Ng is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.2%) individuals.

Anagrams

• GN, gn.

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Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Hakka 吳／吴 (wú).

Proper noun

Ng

1. A surname, from Hakka​.

Etymology 2

From Hakka 伍 (wǔ).

Proper noun

Ng

1. A surname, from Hakka​.

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Letter

Ng

1. The 13th letter of the abakada and the 16th letter of the modern Filipino alphabet.

Etymology 2

From Hokkien 黃／黄 (N̂g).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɐŋ/
• Rhymes: -aŋ

Proper noun

Ng

1. A surname, from Min Nan of Chinese origin.

See also

• Uy
• Wee
• Hong

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ɛŋ/
  • (informal) IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

Ng (upper case, lower case ng)

1. The eleventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called eng and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by G and followed by H.

Mutation

• Ng cannot be mutated in Welsh.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à,  â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “Ng”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies