pung

See also: Pung and pu̇ng

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʌŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Etymology 1

Shortened form of tom-pung, from the same Algonquian etymon as toboggan.

Noun

pung (plural pungs)

1. (US, Canada) A low box-like sleigh designed to be pulled by one horse.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 碰 (pèng).

Noun

pung (plural pungs)

1. (mahjong) A set of three identical tiles.

Translations

mahjong: a set of three identical tiles

• Japanese: ポン (ja) (pon)
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Etymology 3

Verb

pung

1. (nonstandard) simple past and past participle of ping

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Aromanian

Verb

pung

1. Alternative form of pungu

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Chuukese

Adjective

pung

1. right, correct, just

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse pungr.

Noun

pung c (singular definite pungen, plural indefinite punge)

1. purse (small bag for carrying money)
2. (anatomy) scrotum
3. (zoology) a pouch in marsupials where it rears its young infants during early infancy

Inflection

Declension of pung

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pung	pungen	punge	pungene
genitive	pungs	pungens	punges	pungenes

Synonyms

• pengepung (small bag for carrying money)

Derived terms

• pungabe c
• pungbrok n or c
• pungdyr n

• punge
• pungmejse c
• pungrotte c

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *poŋka (“tuber, boil, unevenness”), along with Hungarian bog.

Noun

pung (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. bud

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Icelandic

Noun

1. indefinite accusative singular of pungur

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse pungr

Noun

pung m (definite singular pungen, indefinite plural punger, definite plural pungene)

1. a pouch (including of marsupials)
2. a purse (pengepung)
3. (anatomy) a scrotum

Synonyms

• skrotum (scrotum)

Derived terms

• pengepung
• pungdyr
• sminkepung

References

• “pung” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse pungr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊŋː/

Noun

pung m (definite singular pungen, indefinite plural pungar, definite plural pungane)

1. a pouch (including of marsupials)
2. a purse (pengepung)
3. (anatomy) a scrotum

Synonyms

• skrotum (scrotum)

Derived terms

• pengepung
• pungdyr
• sminkepung

References

• “pung” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish punger, from Old Norse pungr, origin unknown.

Noun

pung c

1. purse; a small bag made by leather or fabric, used to keep small items.
2. scrotum
3. a pouch in marsupials where it rears its young infants during early infancy

Declension

Declension of pung
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	pung	pungen	pungar	pungarna
Genitive	pungs	pungens	pungars	pungarnas

Synonyms

• (scrotum): scrotum

Derived terms

• punga ut
• pengapung
• pungdjur
• pungkula
• pungråtta
• pungräv