nung

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nung"

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• nu, nun, neng, nen

Alternative forms

• tung, to, tu

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *kuN (“if”). Compare Ilocano no / nu, Pangasinan no, Abenlen Ayta no, Sambali no, Mag-Indi Ayta nu, Ambala Ayta nu, Central Bikol kun, Cebuano kon, Tagalog kung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuŋ/ [ˈnuŋ]
• Hyphenation: nung

Conjunction

nung

1. if; supposing

   Nung munta ka, tuki ku.

   If you will go, I will come with.

2. indicating embedded questions

   Tabalu nung numanu.

   I don't know what should I do.

   Tabalu nung nonka.

   I don't know where you are.

   Sabian mu nung ninu ika.

   Tell me who you are.

Derived terms

• makananu nung
• nanu nung
• numbaga
• nunsabage
• nung ali
• nung anya
• nung kapilan
• nung magmakanita
• nung makananu
• nung makanita
• nung nanu
• nung ninu
• nung nokarin
• nung pakanau
• nung sakali
• nunge
• pakananu nung

Preposition

nung

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

   Synonyms: king, kapagka-, anyang, patie, istung, ustung, man

   Nung bengi, luluwal lareng batuin.

   At night, the stars come out.

Noun

nung (feminine nang)

1. (endearing) darling; dear; love

   Synonyms: irug, sinta, ojo

   Coordinate term: nang

2. (formal) Term of address to a young male by elders

See also

• anak
• atsi
• kaka
• koya
• wali

Lutuv

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *nuu from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u

Noun

nung

1. mother
2. female
3. any woman of the same age/generation as one's mother

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *nuŋ.

Verb

nung (stem II nun)

1. to be alive

Further reading

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

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗuŋ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɗɨŋ ~ *ɗuŋ (“to cook”). Cognate with Muong Bi đung (“cook,heat”)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

nung • (𤒚)

1. to burn at high temperatures

Derived terms

• đất nung
• lò nung
• nấu nung
• nung nấu

Related terms

• nóng

Wakhi

Etymology

Cognate with Yaghnobi нум (num).

Noun

nung

1. name