tung
English
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Middle English tung, from Old English tung, tunge (“tongue, language”), from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ (“tongue”). Liken Dutch tong, German Zunge, Swedish tunga, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.
Noun
tung (plural tungs)
- Obsolete spelling of tongue
- 1557 July 16, John Cheke, “"Inkhorn" terms: Sir John Cheke”, in Univ of Victoria, Canada[1], retrieved 2012-09-29:
- I am of this opinion that our own tung shold be written cleane and pure, unmixt and unmangeled with borowing of other tunges, …
- 1790, Noah Webster, “The Founders' Constitution Vol 1, Chap 15, Doc 44”, in Univ. of Chicago[2], retrieved 2012-09-29:
- … ever exposed to their envy, and the tung of slander …
- 1832, Noah Webster, Edmund Henry Barker, A Dictionary of the English Language[3], Digitized edition, Black and Young, published 2010, page 542:
- Our common orthography is incorrect; the true spelling is tung.
- 1848, Jonathan Morgan, The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ[4], Digitized edition, SH Colesworthy, published 2008, page 215:
- … words to be spoken with the understanding, that I may teach others also, than myriads of words, in a tung. ... In the law, it hath been written, That, with other tungs and other lips I will speak to this people, and then they will not hear ...
- 1872, Hugh Rowley, Sage stuffing for green goslings; or, Saws for the goose and saws[5], Digitized edition, published 2006, page 159:
- If they've got anything to say which they want you to hear, let 'em say it out; if not, hold their tungs.
- 2002 Fall, Richard Whelan, quoting Melvil Dewey, “The American Spelling Reform Movement”, in Verbatim, The Language Quarterly[6], volume XXVII, number 4, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5:
- English has strength, simplicity, conciseness, capacity for taking words freely from other tungs, and best of all has the greatest literature the world has yet produced.
Usage notes
May be used by advocates of English spelling reform.
References
- Webster's 1828 Dictionary, tung
- Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Supplement, Vol. XII, Page 1387, tung, tungd
Etymology 2
Noun
tung (plural tungs)
- A tung tree.
Derived terms
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Albanian
Etymology
Shortened from tungjatjeta.
Pronunciation
Interjection
tung
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic *þunguz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tung
Inflection
Inflection of tung | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | tung | tungere | tungest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | tungt | tungere | tungest2 |
Plural | tunge | tungere | tungest2 |
Definite attributive1 | tunge | tungere | tungeste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English tung, tunge (“tongue, language”), from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.
Pronunciation
Noun
tung (plural tunges or tungen)
- (anatomy) tongue
- A tongue-shaped thing.
- language, speech, wording
- c. 1225 Dialogue on Vices and Virtues:
- he ðe is godes wisdom, ðurh hwam bieð alle wittes and ælle wisdomes and alle tungen spekinde, he lai alswa ðat child ðe nan god ne cann, ne speken ne mai, ne isien, ne him seluen wealden, ðurh hwam alle earen ȝehiereð, and alle menn hem seluen welden, and alle eiȝene isieð.
- He that is God’s wisdom, through whom be all wits and all wisdoms and all speaking languages, he lay as the child that knows no good, nor can speak, nor see, nor control himself, through whom all ears hear, and all men control themselves, and all eyes see.
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Psalms 108:1-3”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- The title of the hundrid and eiȝtthe ſalm. To victorye, the ſalm of Dauid. / God, holde thou not ſtille my preiſyng; for the mouth of the ſynner, and the mouth of the gileful man is openyd on me. / Thei ſpaken ayens me with a gileful tunge, and thei cumpaſſiden me with wordis of hatrede; and fouȝten ayens me with out cauſe.
- The title of the one hundred and eighth psalm: "To Victory; the Psalm of David". / God; don't hold still my praising, as the mouths of the sinners and the mouths of the guilty have opened against me. / They spoke against me with a guilty tongue, they acted against me with words of hatred, and they fought against me without justification.
- c. 1225 Dialogue on Vices and Virtues:
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Descendants
References
- “tǒng(e (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-20.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic *þunguz.
Adjective
tung (neuter singular tungt, definite singular and plural tunge, comparative tyngre or tungere, indefinite superlative tyngst or tungest, definite superlative tyngste or tungeste)
Derived terms
References
- “tung” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic *þunguz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tung (masculine and feminine tung, neuter tungt, definite singular and plural tunge, comparative tyngre, indefinite superlative tyngst, definite superlative tyngste)
- heavy
- Ryggsekken verkar berre tyngre og tyngre.
- The rucksack just feels heavier and heavier.
- Ryggsekken verkar berre tyngre og tyngre.
- hard, difficult
- Dette var ei tung tid for dei.
- This was a difficult time for them.
- Dette var ei tung tid for dei.
- tired, unwell
- Eg kjenner meg tung i kroppen.
- My body feels tired.
- Eg kjenner meg tung i kroppen.
Derived terms
References
- “tung” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German
Etymology
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Cognate with Old English dung, Icelandic dyngja
Noun
tung m
Scots
Noun
tung (plural tungs)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic *þunguz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tung (comparative tyngre, superlative tyngst)
- heavy; a physical body of great weight
- heavy, arduous
- Det var ett tungt arbete
- It was heavy work
- Det var ett tungt arbete
- important
Declension
Inflection of tung | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | tung | tyngre | tyngst |
Neuter singular | tungt | tyngre | tyngst |
Plural | tunga | tyngre | tyngst |
Masculine plural3 | tunga | tyngre | tyngst |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | tunge | tyngre | tyngste |
All | tunga | tyngre | tyngsta |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Usage notes
The comparative tungare, superlative attribute tungaste and superlative predicative tungast are nonstandard.
Anagrams
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Verb
tung
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