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Cebuano
Suffix
-ng
- Contraction of nga
- Appended to a name or noun to create a diminutive or affectionate term or name
Juana (feminine form of Juan) + ng = Juaning- little Juana / dear Juana
- little Johanna / dear Johanna (feminine form of Little John)
Hungarian
Etymology
First attested in the after 1416. -n (of debated origin) + -g (frequentative verb-forming suffix)
Suffix
-ng
- (frequentative suffix) Added to a verb or less frequently to a noun to form a verb denoting a repetitive action. Linking vowels are usually used between the stem and the suffix.
Usage notes
- (frequentative suffix) Variants:
- -ong is added to back-vowel words
- hajol (“to bend”) + -ng → hajlong (“to bow repetitively”)
- -eng is added to unrounded front-vowel words
- derül (“to clear up”) + -ng → dereng (“to dawn; to appear vaguely”)
- -öng is added to rounded front-vowel words
- őrül (“to go insane”) + -ng → őrjöng (“to be wild, furious, raging”)
- düh (“fury, rage”) + -ng → dühöng (“to be in a raging temper”)
- -ang is added to back-vowel words (rare)
- lappang (“to lurk”)
- -ing is added to front-vowel words (rare)
- kering (“to circulate, orbit”)
See also
References
Ojibwe
Suffix
-ng
- A suffix denoting the locative form of a noun
- A suffix denoting the indefinite actor form of an animate intransitive verb (vai)
- A suffix denoting the third-person singular conjunct form of a Type 4 transitive inanimate verb (vti4)
See also
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Ligature
-ng (Baybayin spelling ᜅ᜔)
- Enclitic suffix, connecting adjectives to nouns and vice versa, after words ending in vowels, except compound words where the next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p).
- Synonyms: na, -g, -ng-, -m-, -n-, -g-
Magandang bulaklak- Pretty flower
- Enclitic suffix, connecting adverbs to verbs and vice versa, after words ending in vowels, except compound words where the next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p).
- Synonyms: na, -g
Bigla siyang nagsalita.- S/he suddenly spoke.
Etymology 2
Possibly from Spanish -ín. See -ing.
Alternative forms
- -ing — for roots ending in consonants
Suffix
-ng (proper noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜅ᜔)
- Diminutive suffix, used to form diminutives of given names ending in vowels, often one already shortened or with a diminutive suffix.
- Pepeng ― little Joseph
- Isang ― little Isabel
Derived terms
See also
Uzbek
Suffix
-ng (Cyrillic -нг)
- Form of -ing after a noun ending in a vowel.
- Bu ruchkang.
- "This is your ballpen."
Yilan Creole
Etymology
From western dialectal Japanese ん (-n, “negative form of verbs”).
Suffix
-ng
- Irrealis negation suffix.
Usage notes
Antonyms
- -nay (“realis negation suffix”)
References
- Chien Yuehchen, Shinji Sanada (2011) “台湾の宜蘭クレオールにおける否定辞―「ナイ」と「ン」の変容をめぐって― ”, in 言語研究 , number 140, pages 73-87