kung

See also: Kung, kùng, ḵung, and !Kung

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuŋ/ [kuŋ]

Conjunction

kung

1. alternative form of kun

Chuukese

Adjective

kung

1. brown

Krisa

Noun

kung

1. tooth

Lutuv

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kum, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *kum

Noun

kung

1. year

Nii

Noun

kung

1. pig

   Na kung awii molum, nim kung kembis.

   My pig is big, your pig is little.

References

• Alfred and Dellene Stucky. Ek Nii Grammar Essentials for Translation (1970).

Swedish

en kung på en tron (Gustav Vasa) [a king on a throne (Gustav Vasa)] (sense 1)

Various game components called "king". (sense 2)

Etymology

From Old Norse kongr (“king”), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɵŋː/, /kɵ̞ᵝŋː/

• Audio:

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Noun

kung c

2. a king
   • 1974, Björn Afzelius, “En kungens man [A man of the king [literally, "A the-king's man"]]”‎^[1]:

     Då möter hon en herre, på en häst med yvig man. Han säger: "Jag är kungens man, så jag tar vad jag vill ha. Och du är alltför vacker, för att inte ha nån [någon] man. Följ med mig in i skogen [så] ska jag visa vad jag kan."

     Then she meets a man [respected man: sir, gentleman, etc.], on a horse with a bushy mane. He says: "I am a man of the king, so I take what I want. And you are much too beautiful, to not have a man. Come with me into the forest and I will show you what I can do [show what I can]."

   • 1995, Per Gessle, “Kung av sand [King of sand]”‎^[2]performed by Gyllene Tider:

     Här kommer kung av sand. Här kommer kungen av ingenting alls.

     Here comes king of sand [sic – sounds like a proper noun or other lexicalized phrase, like in English]. Here comes the king of nothing at all.

   • 1996, Drängarna [The Farmhands], “Kung över ängarna [King of [over] the Meadows]”, in Fint vettö [vettu] [Nice Y'know]‎^[3]:

     Jag är kung över ängarna. Springer utan keps och skor. Dansar och tar ut svängarna. Ropar glatt åt mina kor. Jag är kung över ängarna. Jag skriker högt så folk förstår: Här är en av drängarna. Solen lyser där jag går.

     I am king of the meadows. [I] run without a cap and shoes. [I] dance and take sweeping turns ["take out the turns" – also used figuratively for not holding back, letting loose, and the like]. [I] shout merrily at my cows. I am king of the meadows. I scream out loud so that people understand: Here's one of the farmhands. The sun shines where I walk. [Could also be put in the present continuous. Matches the intuition in Swedish with the [I]s. See the usage notes for -r.]

4. A component of certain games.
   2. (chess) a king
   4. (card games) a king
   5. (kubb) a king, a centre piece that must be knocked down last

Declension

Declension of kung

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kung	kungs
	definite	kungen	kungens
plural	indefinite	kungar	kungars
	definite	kungarna	kungarnas

Synonyms

• (ruler): konung c

Hypernyms

ruler

• monark
• regent
• härskare (“ruler”)
• statschef
• statsöverhuvud

chess piece

• schackpjäs

playing card

• klätt kort

Hyponyms

ruler

• arvkung

Derived terms

• för kung och fosterland
• kungabalk
• kungabesök
• Kungabok
• kungaborg
• kungabröllop
• kungadotter
• kungadöme
• kungaed
• kungafamilj
• kungafond
• kungaförsäkran
• kungagrav
• kungahus
• kungakrona
• kungalängd
• kungamakare
• kungamakt
• kungamantel
• kungamiddag
• kungamord
• kungamördare
• kungapalats
• kungapar
• kungarike
• kungason
• kungasäte
• kungatitel
• kungatrogen
• kungatron
• kungaätt
• kunglig
• Kungsbacka
• kungsblå
• kungsblått
• kungsbonde
• kungsfisk
• kungsfiskare
• kungsflundra
• kungsfågel
• kungsgård
• kungshög
• kungsljus
• kungsmynta
• kungsord
• kungspudel
• kungssång
• kungstanke
• kungstiger
• kungsvatten
• kungsväg
• Kungsängen
• kungsängslilja
• kungsörn

See also

• drottning (“queen”)
• knug
• krona (“crown”)
• kungakrona (“royal crown”)
• kunglig höghet
• prins
• prinsessa
• regalier (“regalia”)
• riksäpple (“globus cruciger”)
• tron (“throne”)

Playing cards in Swedish · kort (layout · text)
ess, äss	tvåa, två	trea, tre	fyra	femma, fem	sexa, sex	sjua, sju
åtta	nia, nio	tia, tio	knekt	dam	kung	joker

References

• kung in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kung in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kung in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cun, cung — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• kun — obsolete

Etymology

From earlier kun, from Proto-Central Philippine *kuN (“if”). Compare Central Bikol kun and Cebuano kon. See also Kapampangan nung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuŋ/ [kʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Syllabification: kung

Conjunction

kung (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

1. if

   Kung pupunta ka, sasama ako.

   If you will go, I will come with.

2. (obsolete) or (inclusive); and/or

   Synonym: o

   Si Pedro kung si Juan.

   Pedro or (could also be) Juan.

   Kung ikaw at kung sino ang paroroon?

   If you and/or someone else would be going?

   May naaalaman ka bagang anumang tungkol sa pag-aanito, kung sa asal ng mga mangkukulam, kung manggagaway?

   Do you know anything about idolatry, or the customs of the witches, or as well as sorcery?

Derived terms

• kumbaga
• kundi
• kung gayon
• kung hindi
• kung hindi ako nagkakamali
• kung kaya
• kung magkagayon
• kung sa bagay
• kung sakali
• kung tutuosin
• kungyari
• paano kung

Preposition

kung (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

1. when; at (or as soon as) that time that; if

   Synonyms: sa, kapagka, kapag, pagka, pag

   Kung gabi, lumalabas ang bituin.

   At night, the stars come out.

Derived terms

• kung minsan

Particle

kung (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

1. forms relative clauses when used before interrogative pronouns

   Kung ano ang nakasulat, iyon ang susundin natin.

   What(ever) is written, that is what we shall follow.

   Tutulungan kita kung kailan mo kailangan.

   I will help you when(ever) you need.

2. introduces embedded or indirect questions

   Itanong mo kung magkano ba.

   Ask how much (is it).

   Hindi ko matandaan kung saan ko nailagay.

   I cannot remember where I placed it.

   Malalaman natin kung sino ang mananalo sa ating dalawa.

   We will know who will win between us two.

Usage notes

• In colloquial speech, kung is optional when introducing an embedded or indirect question.

  Itanong mo magkano ba.

  Ask how much (is it).

  Hindi ko matandaan saan ko nailagay.

  I cannot remember where I placed it.

  Malalaman natin sino ang mananalo sa ating dalawa.

  We will know who will win between us two.

Derived terms

• kung alin
• kung ano
• kung kailan
• kung paano
• kung saan
• kung sino

Further reading

• “kung”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[4] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎^[5] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.