eng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eng"

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English English.

Symbol

eng

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for English.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of English terms

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɛŋ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Etymology 1

Probably from Dutch eng (“narrow”), also compare Old English enge (“narrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *angī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *anguz.

No mention of the word is found in any surviving Middle English text, save for the Middle English compound word ang-nail. Related to Dutch eng (“narrow”), German eng (“narrow”), Low German enj (“confined, narrow”), Luxembourgish enk (“narrow”).

Adjective

eng

1. (regional, obsolete) Narrow.

   The hole was too eng for him to get through.

References

• The Dictionary of the Scots Language
• The Middle English Dictionary
• bosworthtoller.com

Etymology 2

Probably created by analogy with other names for nasal consonants em (m) and en (n).

Noun

eng (plural engs)

1. The name of the Latin script letter Ŋ/ŋ, formed by combining the letters n and g, used in the IPA, Sami, Mende, and some Australian aboriginal languages.
2. The velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.

   Synonyms: agma, engma

Derived terms

• feng
• heng

Translations

Translations

• Russian: энг m (eng)

Anagrams

• Neg, -gen, neg, GEN, /neg, gen, gen., neg., NGE, /gen, Gen, NEG, Gen.

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *anga, related to Lithuanian angùs (“sluggish, lazy, idle”), éngti (“to strangle”), Latvian îgt (“to wear off, to languish”), and Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿𐍃 (aggwus, “narrow”).

Adjective

eng (feminine enge)

1. deaf and dumb

Synonyms

• shtemët

Related terms

• ang

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish æng, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic *angijō f.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛŋ/, [ˈɛŋˀ]

Noun

eng c (singular definite engen, plural indefinite enge)

1. a meadow

Inflection

Declension of eng

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eng	engen	enge	engene
genitive	engs	engens	enges	engenes

Derived terms

• blomstereng
• engareal
• engdrag
• engkarse
• græseng
• marskeng
• strandeng

References

• “eng” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Eng” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛŋ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: eng
• Rhymes: -ɛŋ
• Homophone: Eng

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch enge, from Old Dutch *engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī, from Proto-Germanic *anguz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus. Cognate with German eng, from Old High German engi.

Adjective

eng (comparative enger, superlative engst)

1. scary, creepy
2. narrow
3. small

Declension

Declension of eng
uninflected	eng
inflected	enge
comparative	enger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		eng	enger	het engst het engste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	enge	engere	engste
	n. sing.	eng	enger	engste
	plural	enge	engere	engste
definite		enge	engere	engste
partitive		engs	engers	—

Derived terms

• doodeng
• engerd
• engheid
• engnek
• engte

Descendants

• Afrikaans: eng
• →? English: eng

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch enc.

Noun

eng m (plural engen, no diminutive)

1. alternative form of enk

Anagrams

• gen

German

Alternative forms

• enge (archaic, as a byform until earlier 20th c.)

Etymology

From Middle High German enge, from Old High German engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛŋ/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Audio (Germany):

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• Audio (Austria):

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Adjective

eng (strong nominative masculine singular enger, comparative enger, superlative am engsten)

1. narrow, tight

   enge Hosen ― tight trousers

2. (of relationships) close

   enge Freunde ― close friends

Declension

Positive forms of eng number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist eng sie ist eng es ist eng sie sind eng strong declension (without article) nominative enger enge enges enge genitive engen enger engen enger dative engem enger engem engen accusative engen enge enges enge weak declension (with definite article) nominative der enge die enge das enge die engen genitive des engen der engen des engen der engen dative dem engen der engen dem engen den engen accusative den engen die enge das enge die engen mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein enger eine enge ein enges (keine) engen genitive eines engen einer engen eines engen (keiner) engen dative einem engen einer engen einem engen (keinen) engen accusative einen engen eine enge ein enges (keine) engen Comparative forms of eng number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist enger sie ist enger es ist enger sie sind enger strong declension (without article) nominative engerer engere engeres engere genitive engeren engerer engeren engerer dative engerem engerer engerem engeren accusative engeren engere engeres engere weak declension (with definite article) nominative der engere die engere das engere die engeren genitive des engeren der engeren des engeren der engeren dative dem engeren der engeren dem engeren den engeren accusative den engeren die engere das engere die engeren mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein engerer eine engere ein engeres (keine) engeren genitive eines engeren einer engeren eines engeren (keiner) engeren dative einem engeren einer engeren einem engeren (keinen) engeren accusative einen engeren eine engere ein engeres (keine) engeren Superlative forms of eng number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist am engsten sie ist am engsten es ist am engsten sie sind am engsten strong declension (without article) nominative engster engste engstes engste genitive engsten engster engsten engster dative engstem engster engstem engsten accusative engsten engste engstes engste weak declension (with definite article) nominative der engste die engste das engste die engsten genitive des engsten der engsten des engsten der engsten dative dem engsten der engsten dem engsten den engsten accusative den engsten die engste das engste die engsten mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein engster eine engste ein engstes (keine) engsten genitive eines engsten einer engsten eines engsten (keiner) engsten dative einem engsten einer engsten einem engsten (keinen) engsten accusative einen engsten eine engste ein engstes (keine) engsten

Related terms

• Angst
• enganliegend
• engbefreundet
• Enge
• Engelaut
• engen
• Engheit
• engherzig
• Engpass
• engsichtig

Further reading

• “eng”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “eng” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “eng” in Duden online

Anagrams

• Gen, gen

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔəŋ/ [ˈʔɨŋ]
• Rhymes: -əŋ
• Syllabification: eng

Noun

ëng (plural ëëng)

1. nose
2. (Bauko, Kapangan) human nose

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of eng (nose)

Southern / Central
Benguet	Mankayan	eng
	Bakun	eng, ing
	Kapangan	eng (human) songsong (animal)
	Kibungan	eng, ing
	Buguias	eleng
Mt. Province	Tadian	eng, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) ong
	Bauko	eng (human) tupek, songod (animal)
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Besao	eng
	Sagada	eng

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1982), “Kankanay Anatomy: A Lexicon”, in Asian Folklore Studies‎^[2], volume 41, number 1 (overall work in English and Kankanaey), Nanzan University, →DOI, page 84

Kosraean

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *aŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋin. Compare Tagalog hangin, Malagasy anina, Pohnpeian ahng, Fijian cagi, Tongan angi, Samoan agi, Hawaiian ani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːŋ/

Noun

eng

1. wind (movement of air)

   Eng upac se muhsahllah oak soko ah.

   A strong wind broke the canoe.

   Kuht luhngse eng in rohtoh.

   We like the west wind.

2. (vulgar) fart, flatulence, wind (emission of digestive gases)

   Nga lohngack eng luhlahp se lal.

   I heard his/her loud fart.

Derived terms

• eng acir (“north wind”)
• eng epang (“south wind”)
• eng in rohtoh (“west wind”)
• engi (“to fart on, to break wind to”)
• engyeng (“windy”)
• kapin eng (bottom of the wind)
• muhtuhn eng (front of the wind)

Verb

eng (intransitive)

1. (vulgar, intransitive) to fart, to break wind

   Synonym: fosr (neutral)

   Kuhn el eng inum ah.

   Kuhn farted in the kitchen.

References

• Lee, Kee-dong (1976), “eng₁”, in Donald M. Topping, editor, Kusaiean–English Dictionary‎^[3], The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, archived from the original on 20 October 2022, page 44

Lotha Naga

Etymology

Unknown. It is not phonetically derivable from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ku-ni(k), the usual word for "sun" across the family.

Noun

eng

1. sun

Further reading

• Murry, K. R.; Yanthan, J. T.; Patton, Alumo (1978), Anglo-Lotha Vocabulary, Wokha, Nagaland: Kyong Academy, page 140
• Department of Art & Culture, Government of Nagaland (2020), Lotha Bilingual Dictionary‎^[4], archived from the original on 15 August 2022, page 253

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æŋ/

Article

eng f

1. Feminine singular indefinite article: a, an

   Si huet zwéin Hënn an eng Kaz.

   She has two dogs and a cat.

2. Plural indefinite article: some; only used in wéi eng (“what kind of”), sou eng (“such, this kind of”), and to indicate a vague number before numerals and certain adjectives like ettlech

   Si huet eng fofzéng Kazen.

   She has some fifteen cats.

Declension

Luxembourgish indefinite articles

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom./acc.	en	eng	en	(eng)
dative	engem	enger	engem	(engen)

Plural forms indicate a vague number (before numerals and certain adjectives).

Mandarin

Romanization

eng

1. nonstandard spelling of ēng
2. nonstandard spelling of éng
3. nonstandard spelling of ěng
4. nonstandard spelling of èng

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.

Mizo

Etymology 1

Pronoun

eng

1. what?

   Eng nge i duh?

   What do you want?

   Sorkarin eng nge a tih?

   What is the government doing?

Derived terms

• eng tikah

See also

• tu

Etymology 2

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔeŋ.

Adjective

eng

1. yellow

Derived terms

• card eng

Further reading

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “eng”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

Mokilese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *aŋi (“wind”), from Proto-Oceanic *aŋin (“wind”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋin (“wind”).

Noun

eng

1. wind

Derived terms

• ukeng

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary‎^[5], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 14

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse eng.

Noun

eng f or m (definite singular enga or engen, indefinite plural enger, definite plural engene)

1. a meadow

Derived terms

• blomstereng
• kløvereng
• slåtteeng

References

• “eng” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic *angijō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛŋː/

Noun

eng f (definite singular enga, indefinite plural enger, definite plural engene)

1. a meadow

Inflection

Historical inflection of eng

		singular		plural
		indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
Aasen1		Eng	Engi	Engjar	Engjarna
1901					engjarne (engjane)
1917			enga, engi	engjar [enger]	engjane [engene]
1938			enga [engi]	enger	engene
2012 (current)		eng	enga	enger	engene

• Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
• Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.
• Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.
• ¹Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

References

• “eng” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːŋ/, [ˈɛːŋ]

Determiner

ēng

1. alternative form of ēnich

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• engi

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *angijō f.

Noun

eng f or n

1. meadow

Declension

Declension of eng (strong jō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eng	engin	engjar	engjarnar
accusative	eng	engina	engjar	engjarnar
dative	eng	enginni	engjum	engjunum
genitive	engjar	engjarinnar	engja	engjanna

Declension of eng (strong ja-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eng	engit	eng	engin
accusative	eng	engit	eng	engin
dative	engi	enginu	engjum	engjunum
genitive	engs	engsins	engja	engjanna

Derived terms

• engibúi m
• engidalr m (“meadow-valley”)
• engidómr m
• engilykkja f (“an enclosed piece of meadow”)
• engimark n
• engishǫfn f (“possession of a meadow”)
• engiskipti n (“division of a meadow”)
• engiskiptisbúi m
• engismaðr m (“owner of a meadow”)
• engisprett n (“grasshopper, locust”)
• engiteigr m (“strip of meadow-land”)
• engiverk n (“meadow work”)
• engivǫxtr m (“that which grows upon meadows”)
• engjadómr m
• engjagrasnautn n (“grazing right”)
• engjamerki n (“boundary between meadow-lands”)
• engjaskipti n (“division of a meadow”)
• engjateigr m (“strip of meadow-land”)
• engjavǫxtr m

Descendants

• Icelandic: eng f, engi n
• Faroese: ong f
• Norwegian Nynorsk: eng f, enge n
• Norwegian Bokmål: eng f
• Old Swedish: æng, ænge
  • Swedish: äng c
• Old Danish: æng
  • Danish: eng c
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eng m

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “eng1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “eng2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

Noun

eng c

1. archaic spelling of äng (“meadow”)

See also

• eng. (“English”)

Uzbek

Etymology

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰭 (ŋ /⁠eŋ⁠/), Kazakh ең (eŋ), Azerbaijani ən, Kyrgyz эң (eŋ), Turkish en, and Turkmen iň.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eŋ/, [eŋ˖(ɡ˖)]
• Hyphenation: eng

Adverb

Other scripts

Arabic	Afghan Uzbek	اېنگ
	Yangi Imlo	ئېڭ
Cyrillic		энг
Latin		eng

eng

1. the most ..., the ...-est (marks the superlative degree of adjectives)

   eng soʻnggi yangiliklar

   the latest news

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam, South Vietnam) anh

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔɛːŋ.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

eng

1. (North Central Vietnam) elder brother

   Antonyms: tam, ún

   eng ả tam ― brothers and sisters

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛŋ/

Noun

eng f (plural engiau)

1. The name of the Latin script letter Ng/ng.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) llythyren; a, bi, ec, èch, di, èdd, e, èf, èff, èg, eng, aetsh, i / i dot, je, ce, el, èll, em, en, o, pi, ffi, ciw, er, rhi, ès, ti, èth, u / u bedol / u gwpan, fi, w, ecs, y, sèd

Mutation

Mutated forms of èng

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
èng	unchanged	unchanged	hèng

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.