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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English among, amang, amonge, amange, from Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- +‎ mong (crowd; group; throng). Cognate with Saterland Frisian monk, monken (among), West Frisian mank (among), Dutch mank, maank (among), German Low German mank, manken (among), dialectal German mang (among).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈmʌŋ/, /əˈmɒŋ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: a‧mong
  • Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Preposition

among

  1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)
    How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?
  2. Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
    He is among the few who completely understand the subject.
  3. Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.
    Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.

Usage notes

  • For the comparison of among with between, see the usage notes in between.
  • Many Americans view "amongst" as an archaic/Commonwealth variant, and use "among" exclusively.

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Bikol Central

Etymology

From amo +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔamoŋ/,
  • Hyphenation: a‧mong

Noun

among (Basahan spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of amo (master; boss).

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧mong

Verb

among

  1. To be made or become a collateral damage.
  2. To implicate; to connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something.
  3. To drag in.

Ibatan

Etymology

Compare Yami among.

Noun

among

  1. fish

Indonesian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

Noun

among (plural among-among, first-person possessive amongku, second-person possessive amongmu, third-person possessive amongnya)

  1. jewelry in coronation of odonafi

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

among

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦩꦺꦴꦁ

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

among

  1. party; banquet

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- +‎ mong.

Pronunciation

Preposition

among

  1. among

Adverb

among

  1. among

Descendants

  • English: among
  • Geordie English: amang
  • Scots: amang
  • Yola: amang, mang

References

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧mong
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔamoŋ/,

Noun

among (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (vulgar, colloquial) priest
    Synonym: pari
  2. (colloquial) boss; chief; master

Yami

Etymology

Compare Ibatan among.

Noun

among

  1. fish