amang

Ao

Pronunciation

• (Chungli) IPA^(key): /a˧.maŋ˧/, [a˧.maŋ˧]

Verb

amang

1. (Chungli) to believe, trust

Inflection

Inflection of amang (Chungli)

		Affirmative	Negative
Past	Simple	amang	mamang
	Perfect	amangogo	mamangogo
Present	Simple	amanger	mamanger
	Progressive	amangdar amangdagi	mamangdar mamangdagi
Future/infinitive		amangtsü	mamangtsü
Imperative		amangang	tamang
Present participle		amanga	mamangi
Conditional		amangra amangrabang	mamangra mamangrabang

Derived terms

• tamang

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 78
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 8
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 95

Cebuano

Noun

amang

1. a person who cannot speak

Adjective

amang

1. mute

Hanunoo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amá-ŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *amax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmaŋ/ [ʔɐˈmɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: a‧mang

Noun

amáng (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜫᜥ᜴)

1. vocative of ama

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 27
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*amá-ŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amaŋ amaŋ (“dare to do something”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amaŋ/
• Rhymes: -amaŋ, -maŋ, -aŋ

Noun

amang (plural amang-amang or amang²)

1. (archaic) defiance

Further reading

• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

Old English

Etymology

Abbreviation of onġemang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.mɑnɡ/, [ˈɑ.mɑŋɡ]

Preposition

amang

1. among

Descendants

• Middle English: among, amang, amonkes, omang, mang, mong
  • English: among
  • Geordie: amang
  • Scots: amang
  • Yola: amang, mang (aphetic)

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English among, from Old English onġemang.

Preposition

amang

1. among

References

• “amang”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Sundanese

Noun

amang

1. uncle (younger brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent)

   Antonym: ua

Tagalog

Etymology

From ama +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmaŋ/ [ʔɐˈmaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: a‧mang

Noun

amáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜅ᜔)

1. (endearing) term of address for a young boy: laddie; boy

   Synonyms: totoy, itoy, toto, utoy

   Coordinate terms: neneng, ineng, nene

2. (regional) term of address for an elderly man

   Synonyms: mama, manong, mang

   Coordinate term: aling

3. (regional) term of address for a father: dad; daddy; pops; Pa; paw; papa; poppa

   Synonyms: itay, tay, pa, tatang, tatay, papa

   Coordinate term: inang

Further reading

• “amang”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “amang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Yola

Alternative forms

• mang (aphetic)

Etymology

From Middle English amang, mang, from Old English onġemang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmaŋ/, (aphetic) /maŋ/

Preposition

amang

1. among
   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 56:

     Blessed yarth amang meyen.

     Blessed art thou amongst women.

   • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 93:

     Aar was pizzeen, an beanès, an barich amang.

     There were pease and beans, and barley-mung.

   • 1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 100:

     Amang wefty jhemes, 'cha jeist ee-rid apan.

     Among cobwebby scraps, I have just alighted on.

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 22