cung

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Italian cionco (truncated, stumped).

Adjective

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cung (feminine cunge)

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

Noun

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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

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Conjunction

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cung (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. Obsolete spelling of kung.

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

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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
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .[1]

Noun

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cung

  1. the first note in the classic pentatonic scale.[2]
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See also
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  1. ngũ âm
  2. ngũ cung
References
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  1. ^ ”, 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

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

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(classifier cây) cung

  1. (archery) bow

Noun

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cung

  1. (geometry) arc

Derived terms

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Etymology 4

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Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of cúng.

Noun

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cung

  1. (economics) supply
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Vilamovian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zunge.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cung f

  1. (anatomy) tongue

Zhuang

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Chinese (MC tsyowng).

Noun

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cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. bell
  2. clock

Etymology 2

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From Chinese (MC tsyowng).

Noun

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cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. handleless cup

Classifier

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cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. cup of; cupful of

Etymology 3

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From Chinese (MC tsyhowng).

Verb

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cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. to charge; to attack

Etymology 4

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

Verb

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cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. to mix; to blend; to add into