tang
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English tang (“serpent's tongue", "extension of blade”), from Old Norse tangi (“pointed metal tool”), perhaps related to Old Norse tunga (“tongue”). But see also Old Dutch tanger (“sharp", "tart", "pinching”)
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Does this need another split between taste and metal bit? Also eye-dialect for tongue???
Noun
tang (plural tangs)
- (obsolete) tongue
- 1667, John Lacy, Sauny the Scot: Or, the Taming of the Shrew, Act V,
- Sauny Hear ye, sir; could not ye mistake, and pull her tang out instead of her teeth?
- 1667, John Lacy, Sauny the Scot: Or, the Taming of the Shrew, Act V,
- A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor
- 1904, O. Henry, "The Missing Chord"
- The miraculous air, heady with ozone and made memorably sweet by leagues of wild flowerets, gave tang and savour to the breath.
- 1904, O. Henry, "The Missing Chord"
- A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.
- Wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
- (figuratively) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge
- (Can we date this quote by Fuller and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny.
- (Can we date this quote by Jeffrey and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- a cant of philosophism, and a tang of party politics
- 1913, Paul Laurence Dunbar, "At Sunset Time"
- What, was it I who bared my heart / Through unrelenting years, / And knew the sting of misery's dart, / The tang of sorrow's tears?
- (Can we date this quote by Fuller and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
- The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle
- The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock
- The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened
- Anything resembling a tongue in form or position such as the tongue of a buckle.
- A group of saltwater fish from the Acanthuridae family, especially the Lua error in Module:parameters at line 781: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. genus, also known as the surgeonfish.
- (shuffleboard) A shuffleboard paddle.
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See also
- (shuffleboard): biscuit
- Tang (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
imitative
Noun
tang (plural tangs)
- A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang
Verb
tang (third-person singular simple present tangs, present participle tanging, simple past and past participle tanged)
- (dated, beekeeping) To strike two metal objects together loudly in order to persuade a swarm of honeybees to land so it may be captured by the beekeeper.[1][2]
- To make a ringing sound; to ring.
- Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. — Shakespeare.
Etymology 3
Probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish tang (“seaweed”), Swedish tång, Icelandic þang
Noun
tang (plural tangs)
- (rare) knotted wrack, Ascophyllum nodosum (coarse blackish seaweed)
Translations
Etymology 4
From poontang by shortening
Noun
tang (plural tangs)
- (vulgar slang) The vagina
- 2002, Lynn Breedlove, Godspeed, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 9,
- The guys like to look at her tang, because that's how they are […]
- 2002, Lynn Breedlove, Godspeed, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 9,
- (vulgar slang) intercourse with a woman
References
- “tang”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “tang”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Blagar
Pronunciation
Noun
tang
References
- A. Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1
- The Rosetta Project, Blagar Swadesh List
Danish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
tang c (singular definite tangen, plural indefinite tænger)
Inflection
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
tang c (singular definite tangen, not used in plural form)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tanghe, from Old Dutch tanga, from Proto-Germanic *tangō.
Pronunciation
Noun
tang f (plural tangen, diminutive tangetje n)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: tang
Estonian
Noun
tang (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch tang, from Middle Dutch tanghe, from Old Dutch tanga, from Proto-Germanic *tangō.
Noun
tang (first-person possessive tangku, second-person possessive tangmu, third-person possessive tangnya)
Verb
tang
- to use the pliers
Etymology 2
Noun
tang (first-person possessive tangku, second-person possessive tangmu, third-person possessive tangnya)
Etymology 3
Noun
tang (first-person possessive tangku, second-person possessive tangmu, third-person possessive tangnya)
- Nonstandard form of tank.
Etymology 4
Noun
tang
- (colloquial) Clipping of tentang.
Further reading
- “tang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Kriol
Etymology
Noun
tang
Kurdish
Noun
Kusunda
Noun
tang
Mandarin
Romanization
tang
- Nonstandard spelling of tāng.
- Nonstandard spelling of táng.
- Nonstandard spelling of tǎng.
- Nonstandard spelling of tàng.
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.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Noun
tang
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
tang f or m (definite singular tanga or tangen, indefinite plural tenger, definite plural tengene)
Derived terms
See also
- tong (Nynorsk)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse þang, compare with German Tang
Noun
tang m or n (definite singular tangen or tanget, uncountable)
References
- “tang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
tang m or n (definite singular tangen or tanget, uncountable)
References
- “tang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
Noun
tang
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Tok Pisin
Etymology 1
Noun
tang
Etymology 2
Noun
tang
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
Noun
tang
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 喪.
Noun
tang
Etymology 2
Noun
tang
See also
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