cung

See also: Cung, cùng, cúng, cũng, and cứng

Albanian

Etymology

From Italian cionco (“truncated, stumped”).

Adjective

cung (feminine cunge)

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

Noun

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)

Synonyms

• (tree stump): kërcu

Derived terms

• cungajë
• cungal
• cungë
• cungët
• cungishtë
• cungoj
• cunguar
• cungull

 

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宮.

Noun

cung

1. palace

Derived terms

• hoàng cung (“royal palace”)
• cung điện

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弓.

Noun

(classifier cây) cung

1. (archery) bow

Noun

cung

1. (geometry) arc

Derived terms

• dây cung (“bowstring; chord”)

Related terms

• tên
• nỏ

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 供.

Noun

cung

1. (economics) supply

Antonyms

• cầu (“demand”)

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Vilamovian

Etymology

From Old High German zunga, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cung f

1. (anatomy) tongue

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Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɕuŋ˨˦/
• Tone numbers: cung¹
• Hyphenation: cung

Etymology 1

From Chinese 鐘 (MC tsyowng).

Noun

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

1. bell
2. clock

Etymology 2

From Chinese 盅 (MC t͡ɕɨoŋ).

Noun

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

1. handleless cup

Classifier

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

1. cup of; cupful of

Etymology 3

From Chinese 衝 (MC tsyhowng).

Verb

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

1. to charge; to attack

Etymology 4

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

Verb

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

1. to mix; to blend; to add into