teng

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See also: Teng, téng, tèng, and tēng

Contents

1 Kurdish
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Adjective
2 Mandarin
- 2.1 Romanization
  - 2.1.1 Usage notes
3 Pohnpeian
- 3.1 Pronunciation
- 3.2 Adjective
4 Zazaki
- 4.1 Etymology
  - 4.1.1 Adjective
    - 4.1.1.1 Antonyms

Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us.

Adjective[edit]

teng

narrow, not wide

Mandarin[edit]

Romanization[edit]

teng

Nonstandard spelling of tēng.
Nonstandard spelling of téng.

Usage notes[edit]

English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Pohnpeian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Northern) IPA^(key): /tɛŋ/
(Kitti) IPA^(key): /tɔŋ/

Adjective[edit]

teng

tight, taut

Zazaki[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Related to Persian (tang)

Adjective[edit]

teng

narrow

Antonyms[edit]

hera
bol

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