ang

Translingual

Etymology

Possibly from Clipping of English Anglo-Saxon (synonym of Old English)

Symbol

ang

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Old English.

Noun

ang

1. (computing) Alternative form of ANG

Albanian

Etymology

Dialectal. From Proto-Albanian *anga, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(o)nǵʰ- (“narrow”), Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“to constrict”). Cognate to Latin ango (“to cramp (up), constrict”), German eng (“narrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋ(ɡ)/

Noun

ang m (definite angje, definite plural angu)

1. nightmare
2. incubus
3. (mythology) shapeless ghost who appears in dreams

Derived terms

• ankth
• angësht
• angërduf
• angari
• angullin

Related terms

• eng

References

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka.

Pronoun

ang

1. I

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaŋ/,

Particle

ang (Basahan spelling ᜀᜅ᜔)

1. Alternative form of an

Dimasa

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa.

Pronoun

áng

1. I

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French angle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ãɡ/,

Noun

ang

1. angle

Hokkien

Irish

Noun

ang f (genitive singular anga, nominative plural angaí)

1. Alternative form of eang (“track, gusset”)

Declension

Mutation

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese အင် (ang).

Noun

ang

1. water basin

References

• Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎, volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Mandarin

Romanization

ang

1. Nonstandard spelling of āng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of áng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of ǎng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of àng.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Minangkabau

Pronoun

ang

1. you, your, yours; Second-person singular pronoun (informal)

   Synonyms: angkau, awak, kau

Old Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːŋ/

Determiner

āng

1. Alternative form of ēnich

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Norse

Etymology

Unclear origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).

Noun

ang n

1. fragrance

Declension

Related terms

• anga
• angi

References

• “ang”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• 'ng — contraction, informal, after words ending with vowel, usually in set phrases

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *aŋ. Cognate with Bikol Central an, Cebuano ang, Hiligaynon ang, Waray-Waray an. See also Kapampangan ing.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaŋ/,
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Homophone: Ang

Article

ang (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔)

1. direct marker for all nouns other than personal proper nouns

   Tumakbo ang lalaki.

   The man ran.

   Kinain ng pusa ang isda.

   The cat ate the fish.

   Ang kidlat ay gumuguhit ng mga ugat sa taniman ng langit.

   (The) lightning sketches roots under the soil of the sky.

2. used with a quality for emphasis and to give it an adjectival meaning

   Synonyms: (Rizal) bang, (Cavite) dang, (Nueva Ecija) budang

   Ang ganda! ― How pretty! (literally, “The beauty!”)

   Ang tapang! ― How audacious! (literally, “The audacity!”)

Usage notes

• This particle is analyzed as the definite article (i.e., the) when used alone, and the indefinite article (i.e., a or an) when used with the numeral isa (“one”).

  ang araw ― the sun

  ang isang tao ― a person

• Direct personal proper nouns (primarily names) are marked with si.

See also

Further reading

• “ang” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “ang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 18
• Robert Blust (2012) “The Proto—Malayo-Polynesian Multiplicative Ligature *ŋa: A Reply to Reid”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎, volume 51, number 2, →ISSN, pages 538–566

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (central Vietnam, southern Vietnam) ảng

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 盎 (SV: áng).

Pronunciation

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Noun

(classifier cái) ang • (盎, 𤮃, 坱, 央, 垵)

1. (Northern Vietnam) a kind of water container
2. (historical) a traditional instrument made from wood or bamboo, used to measure grain