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Translingual
Symbol
NG
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Nigeria.
- Synonym: NGA (alpha-3)
English
Etymology
no good: attested in The Comprehensive Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1909) and in Students’ Edition of a Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1915).
Noun
NG (countable and uncountable, plural NGs)
- (petrochemistry) Initialism of natural gas.
- Initialism of nitroglycerin.
- (Internet) Initialism of newsgroup.
Could someone please re-post the FAQ to the NG?
- (rail transport) Initialism of narrow gauge.
Translations
(petrochemistry) natural gas
- French: GN (fr) m (gaz naturel)
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Adjective
NG (not comparable)
- Not OK. Initialism of no good.
- Hyponym: NFG
- Initialism of nasogastric.
Proper noun
NG
- (Internet) Initialism of Newgrounds.
- Initialism of National Geographic.
Anagrams
Chinese
Etymology
From Japanese NG (NG), from English NG (“no good”).
Pronunciation
Noun
NG
- (film, television) outtake; blooper
Verb
NG
- (film, television) to have an outtake or a blooper
Esperanto
Phrase
NG
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of ne gravas (“it doesn't matter, it's not important”).
Japanese
Etymology
Initialism of English no good
Pronunciation
Noun
NG • (enujī)
- not OK
- (film, television) outtake; blooper
- (manufacturing) a defective product
- Synonym: 不良品 (furyōhin)
Antonyms
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
Initialism of English no good, perhaps via Japanese
Pronunciation
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | enji |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | enji |
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McCune–Reischauer? | enji |
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Yale Romanization? | eyn.ci |
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Noun
NG • (enji) (hangeul 엔지)
- (film, television) a blooper
- (manufacturing) a defected product
Synonyms
- (manufacturing) 불량품 (不良品, bullyangpum)
Antonyms
- (manufacturing) OK (okei)
Tagalog
Etymology
See Ng.
Letter
NG (upper case, lower case ng, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ)
- Alternative spelling of Ng
Letter
NG (upper case, lower case ng, Baybayin spelling ᜅ)
- Alternative spelling of Ng