kung

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See also: Kung, kùng, ḵung, and !Kung

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

Conjunction

kung

  1. Alternative form of kun

Chuukese

Adjective

kung

  1. brown

Krisa

Noun

kung

  1. tooth

Nii

Noun

kung

  1. pig
    Na kung awii molum, nim kung kembis.
    My pig is big, your pig is little.

References

  • Alfred and Dellene Stucky. Ek Nii Grammar Essentials for Translation (1970).

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kongr (“king”), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɵŋ/
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Noun

kung c

  1. a king
    • 1974, Björn Afzelius (lyrics and music), “En kungens man [A man of the king ]”:
      Då möter hon en herre, på en häst med yvig man. Han säger: "Jag är kungens man, så jag tar vad jag vill ha. Och du är alltför vacker, för att inte ha nån [någon] man. Följ med mig in i skogen [så] ska jag visa vad jag kan."
      Then she meets a man , on a horse with a bushy mane. He says: "I am a man of the king, so I take what I want. And you are much too beautiful, to not have a man. Come with me into the forest and I will show you what I can do ."
    • 1995, Per Gessle (lyrics and music), “Kung av sand [King of sand]”, performed by Gyllene Tider:
      Här kommer kung av sand. Här kommer kungen av ingenting alls.
      Here comes king of sand . Here comes the king of nothing at all.
  2. (chess) a king
  3. (card games) king

Declension

Declension of kung 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kung kungen kungar kungarna
Genitive kungs kungens kungars kungarnas

Synonyms

Hypernyms

ruler
chess piece
playing card

Hyponyms

ruler

Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in Swedish · schackpjäser (schack + pjäser) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
kung dam, drottning torn löpare springare, häst bonde
Playing cards in Swedish · kort (layout · text)
ess, äss tvåa, två trea, tre fyra femma, fem sexa, sex sjua, sju
åtta nia, nio tia, tio knekt dam, drottning kung joker

References

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *kuN (“if”). Compare Bikol Central kun and Cebuano kon.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

kung (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. if
    Kung pupunta ka, sasama ako.
    If you will go, I will come with.
  2. (obsolete) or (inclusive); and/or
    Synonym: o
    Si Pedro kung si Juan.
    Pedro or (could also be) Juan.
    Kung ikaw at kung sino ang paroroon?
    If you and/or someone else would be going?
    May naaalaman ka bagang anumang tungkol sa pag-aanito, kung sa asal ng mga mangkukulam, kung manggagaway?
    Do you know anything about idolatry, or the customs of the witches, or as well as sorcery?

Preposition

kung (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. when; at (or as soon as) that time that; if
    Synonyms: sa, kapagka, kapag, pagka, pag
    Kung gabi, lumalabas ang bituin.
    At night, the stars come out.

Derived terms

Further reading

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