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

Lutuv

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kum, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *kum

Noun

kung

  1. year

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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɵŋː/
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Noun

kung c

  1. a king
    • 1974, Björn Afzelius, “En kungens man ]”‎:
      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 man. Följ med mig in i skogen 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, “Kung av 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.
    • 1996, Drängarna , “Kung över ängarna the Meadows]”, in Fint vettö :
      Jag är kung över ängarna. Springer utan keps och skor. Dansar och tar ut svängarna. Ropar glatt åt mina kor. Jag är kung över ängarna. Jag skriker högt så folk förstår: Här är en av drängarna. Solen lyser där jag går.
      I am king of the meadows. run without a cap and shoes. dance and take sweeping turns . shout merrily at my cows. I am king of the meadows. I scream out loud so that people understand: Here's one of the farmhands. The sun shines where I walk. s. See the usage notes for -r.]
  2. (chess) a king
  3. (card games) king

Declension

Declension of kung
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kung kungs
definite kungen kungens
plural indefinite kungar kungars
definite kungarna 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 kung joker

References

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *kuN (if). Compare Bikol Central kun and Cebuano kon. See also Kapampangan nung.

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?

Derived terms

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.

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