beng

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See also: BEng, béng, bèng, bēng, běng, B.Eng., B. Eng., and bêng

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Gheg benk, from Bavarian Pienk (“finch”).[1]

Noun

beng m (plural bengje, definite bengu, definite plural bengjet)

  1. golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
  2. (dialectal) necklace made of gold or precious stones
  3. (dialectal) mole (on the body)

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References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “beng”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 21

Angloromani

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Romani beng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [beŋɡ], [bɛŋ], [ˈbeŋɡ], [beŋ]

Noun

beng

  1. (theology) devil
    Synonym: buri bangel

Adjective

beng

  1. bad, evil

Derived terms

References

  • “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎[1], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006

Kalo Finnish Romani

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:etymology at line 156: Romani (rom) is not set as an ancestor of Kalo Finnish Romani (rmf) in Module:languages/data/3/r. The ancestor of Kalo Finnish Romani is Sauraseni Prakrit (pra-sau) (an etymology-only language whose regular parent is Prakrit (inc-pra))..

Noun

beng m

  1. (theology) devil, the Evil One
    Synonyms: bengeskiiro, ilakoon

Etymology 2

Noun

beng m

  1. penny

References

  • “beng” in Finnish Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Mandarin

Romanization

beng

  1. Nonstandard spelling of bēng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of béng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of běng.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of bèng.

Usage notes

  • 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.

Romani

Noun

beng m (plural benga)

  1. (theology) devil

Descendants

  • Angloromani: beng, bang, benga, bengla, bing
  • Kalo Finnish Romani: beng
  • Sinte Romani: beng, benk
  • Welsh Romani: beng, bong, bonk

References

  • Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “beng”, in ニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 134

Sinte Romani

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:etymology at line 156: Romani (rom) is not set as an ancestor of Sinte Romani (rmo) in Module:languages/data/3/r. The ancestor of Sinte Romani is Sauraseni Prakrit (pra-sau) (an etymology-only language whose regular parent is Prakrit (inc-pra))..

Noun

beng m

  1. (theology) devil
    Synonyms: džungelo, fusuj
  2. dragon
  3. thief

References

  • “beng” in Sinte Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English bank.

Noun

beng

  1. bank

Welsh Romani

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:etymology at line 156: Romani (rom) is not set as an ancestor of Welsh Romani (rmw) in Module:languages/data/3/r. The ancestor of Welsh Romani is Sauraseni Prakrit (pra-sau) (an etymology-only language whose regular parent is Prakrit (inc-pra))..

Noun

beng m

  1. (theology) devil
    Synonym: basaviben

Derived terms

References

  • “beng” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Zhuang

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

beng (1957–1982 spelling beŋ)

  1. to pull on; to tug on
    Synonyms: (dialectal) nengh, (dialectal) caj
  2. to lead (with the hand or a rope)
  3. to pull out; to pull up

Derived terms

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