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Albanian
Etymology
From Italian cionco (“truncated, stumped”).
Adjective
cung (feminine cunge)
- missing a limb
- missing a tail, horn, or wing
Noun
cung m (plural cungje, definite cungu, definite plural cungjet)
- tree stump
- grapevine pruned of its twigs
- stump of amputated limb (arm, leg)
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Tagalog
Conjunction
cung (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)
- Obsolete spelling of kung
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 宮.
Noun
cung
- a palace
- (astrology) a sign
12 cung hoàng đạo- the 12 zodiac signs
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 宮.
Noun
cung
- the first note in the classic pentatonic scale.
Derived terms
See also
- ngũ âm
- ngũ cung
References
- ^ “宮”, in Từ điển Hán Nôm [Sino-Vietnamese Dictionary], section Từ điển trích dẫn , line 4
- ^ Dinh-hoa Nguyen (1995) “cung”, in NTC's Vietnamese–English Dictionary, →ISBN, page 73
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 弓.
Noun
(classifier cây) cung
- (archery) bow
Noun
cung
- (geometry) arc
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Etymology 4
Sino-Vietnamese word from 供. Doublet of cúng.
Noun
cung
- (economics) supply
Antonyms
Derived terms
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Middle High German zunge.
Pronunciation
Noun
cung f
- (anatomy) tongue
Zhuang
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Chinese 鐘 (MC tsyowng).
Noun
cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)
- bell
- clock
Etymology 2
From Chinese 盅 (MC tsyowng).
Noun
cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)
- handleless cup
Classifier
cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)
- cup of; cupful of
Etymology 3
From Chinese 衝 (MC tsyhowng).
Verb
cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)
- to charge; to attack
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From 沖?”)
Verb
cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)
- to mix; to blend; to add into