pung

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See also: Pung and pu̇ng

English

A pung used to deliver groceries in New Hampshire, USA
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʌŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Etymology 1

Shortened form of tom-pung, from the same Algonquian etymon as toboggan.

Noun

pung (plural pungs)

  1. (US, Canada) A low box-like sleigh designed to be pulled by one horse.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Cantonese (pung3).

Alternative forms

Noun

pung (plural pungs)

  1. (mahjong) A set of three identical tiles.
    Synonyms: triplet, three-of-a-kind
  2. (mahjong) A call for forming such a set using a discarded tile.
    Synonym: pon
Usage notes

While pung is the traditional English term, among English-speaking players of the Japanese variant of mahjong it is more common to use the Japanese-derived term pon, but typically only to refer to a call to claim a tile. The set of tiles itself is usually called a triplet instead. This follows more closely how the terms are used in East Asian languages.

Coordinate terms
Translations

Etymology 3

Verb

pung

  1. (nonstandard, Internet slang) simple past and past participle of ping

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

From Malay punya (to have).

Pronunciation

Verb

pung

  1. (transitive) to have
    di pung felem.he/she has a movie

Particle

pung

  1. a possessive particle
    beta pung otomy car

References

  • D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia, Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Aromanian

Verb

pung first-singular present indicative

  1. alternative form of pungu

Atong (India)

Etymology

From (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

pung

  1. granary, rice storehouse

References

Chuukese

Adjective

pung

  1. right, correct, just

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse pungr.

Noun

pung c (singular definite pungen, plural indefinite punge)

  1. purse (small bag for carrying money)
    Synonym: pengepung
  2. (anatomy) scrotum
  3. (zoology) a pouch in marsupials where it rears its young during their early infancy

Inflection

Declension of pung
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pung pungen punge pungene
genitive pungs pungens punges pungenes

Derived terms

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *poŋka (tuber, boil, unevenness), along with Hungarian bog.

Noun

pung (genitive punga, partitive punga)

  1. bud

Declension

Declension of pung (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative pung pungad
accusative nom.
gen. punga
genitive pungade
partitive punga pungi
pungasid
illative punga
pungasse
pungadesse
pungisse
inessive pungas pungades
pungis
elative pungast pungadest
pungist
allative pungale pungadele
pungile
adessive pungal pungadel
pungil
ablative pungalt pungadelt
pungilt
translative pungaks pungadeks
pungiks
terminative pungani pungadeni
essive pungana pungadena
abessive pungata pungadeta
comitative pungaga pungadega

Further reading

  • pung”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Icelandic

Noun

pung

  1. indefinite accusative singular of pungur

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Old Norse pungr.

Noun

pung m (definite singular pungen, indefinite plural punger, definite plural pungene)

  1. a pouch (including of marsupials)
  2. a purse
  3. (anatomy) a scrotum
    Synonym: skrotum

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse pungr.

Pronunciation

Noun

pung m (definite singular pungen, indefinite plural pungar, definite plural pungane)

  1. a pouch (including of marsupials)
  2. a purse
  3. (anatomy) a scrotum
    Synonym: skrotum

Derived terms

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish punger, from Old Norse pungr, itself of unknown origin.

Noun

pung c

  1. a pouch, a purse (small bag that can be closed with drawstring or the like, used to keep small items)
  2. a scrotum, a ballsack
    Synonyms: pungsäck, scrotum
  3. a pouch in marsupials where it rears its young during their early infancy

Declension

Derived terms

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