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Albanian
Etymology
From Gheg benk, from Bavarian Pienk (“finch”).[1]
Noun
beng m (plural bengje, definite bengu, definite plural bengjet)
- golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
- Synonym: afçë
- (dialectal) necklace made of gold or precious stones
- (dialectal) mole (on the body)
Declension
References
Angloromani
Etymology
Inherited from Romani beng.
Pronunciation
Noun
beng
- (theology) devil[1]
- Synonym: buri bangel
Adjective
beng
- bad,[2] evil[3]
Derived terms
References
- ^ “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary, The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on April 18, 2021, page 43
- ^ “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary, The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on April 18, 2021, page 11
- ^ “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary, The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on November 23, 2021, page 50
Garo
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
beng
- frog
References
- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon, Bangladesh: University of Michigan
Kalo Finnish Romani
Etymology 1
Noun
beng m
- (theology) devil, the Evil One
- Synonyms: bengeskiiro, ilakoon
Etymology 2
Noun
beng m
- penny
References
- “beng” in Finnish Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
Mandarin
Romanization
beng
- Nonstandard spelling of bēng.
- Nonstandard spelling of béng.
- Nonstandard spelling of běng.
- Nonstandard spelling of bèng.
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.
Rohingya
Noun
beng (Hanifi spelling 𐴁𐴠𐴚)
- frog
Romani
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग (vyaṅga, “spotted; frog”).[1][2][3]
Noun
beng m (accusative benges, nominative plural benga, accusative plural bengen)
- (theology) devil[1][2][3][4][5]
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vyàṅga2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 704
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “beng”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 24b
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Milena Hübschmannová (2003 June) “Beng (Devil)”, in ROMBASE Cultural Database, Prague, Czech Republic, archived from the original on 19 August 2021
- ^ Marcel Courthiade (2009) “o beng, -es m. -a, -en”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 78b
- ^ Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “beng, ~a”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 146b
Sinte Romani
Noun
beng m
- (theology) devil
- Synonyms: džungelo, fusuj
- dragon
- thief
References
- “beng” in Sinte Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English bank.
Noun
beng
- bank
Welsh Romani
Noun
beng m
- (theology) devil
- Synonym: basaviben
Derived terms
References
- “beng” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
Zhuang
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Verb
beng (Sawndip forms 抦 or 拼 or 捠 or 䅭 or 𢪝, 1957–1982 spelling beŋ)
- to pull on; to tug on
- Synonyms: (dialectal) nengh, (dialectal) caj
- to lead (with the hand or a rope)
- to pull out; to pull up
Derived terms