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English
Noun
gung (plural gungs)
- (obsolete) Alternative form of gong: an outhouse.
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East Central German
Etymology
Compare German jung.
Adjective
gung
- (Erzgebirgisch) young
Gung un Alt passn net zamm, bei uns abr schu.- Young and old don't go together, but they do with us.
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Further reading
https://www.erzgebirgisch.de/g.gung_2.wort
Javanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Javanese guṅ.
Adjective
gung
- (archaic) Alternative form of agung
Swedish
Etymology
Deverbal from gunga.
Noun
gung n
- a smooth rocking or swinging back-and-forth motion
- Synonym: gungning
- catchy rhythm (in music)
Låten har skönt gung- The song has a nice, groovy rhythm
Declension
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gung
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gunget
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gungets
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References
Zhuang
Etymology
From Chinese 弓 (MC kjuwng).
Pronunciation
Noun
gung (1957–1982 spelling guŋ)
- bow (weapon)