zeng

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See also: zéng, zèng, zēng, and zěng

English

Verb

zeng

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) Alternative spelling of zhng.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zeng
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Etymology 1

From zengen.

Noun

zeng m (plural zengen, diminutive zengetje n)

  1. gust, windflaw

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zeng

  1. inflection of zengen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same onomatopoeic stem as zendül (“to produce a sound”) + -g (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

zeng

  1. (intransitive) to resound
  2. (transitive, poetic) to express something by singing and with music
  3. (transitive, literary) to praise someone or something in a song or a poem

Conjugation

Conjugation of zeng
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. zengek zengsz zeng zengünk zengtek zengnek
def. zengem zenged zengi zengjük zengitek zengik
2nd obj zenglek
past indef. zengtem zengtél zengett zengtünk zengtetek zengtek
def. zengtem zengted zengte zengtük zengtétek zengték
2nd obj zengtelek
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. zengni fog.
archaic
preterite 		indef. zengék zengél zenge zengénk zengétek zengének
def. zengém zengéd zengé zengénk zengétek zengék
2nd obj zengélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zeng vala, zengett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. zengendek zengendesz zengend zengendünk zengendetek zengendenek
def. zengendem zengended zengendi zengendjük zengenditek zengendik
2nd obj zengendelek
condi­tional pre­sent indef. zengnék zengnél zengne zengnénk zengnétek zengnének
def. zengném zengnéd zengné zengnénk
(or zengnők) 		zengnétek zengnék
2nd obj zengnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zengett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. zengjek zengj or
zengjél 		zengjen zengjünk zengjetek zengjenek
def. zengjem zengd or
zengjed 		zengje zengjük zengjétek zengjék
2nd obj zengjelek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zengett légyen
infinitive zengni zengnem zengned zengnie zengnünk zengnetek zengniük
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
zengés zengő zengett zengendő zengve (zengvén)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
Potential conjugation of zeng
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. zenghetek zenghetsz zenghet zenghetünk zenghettek zenghetnek
def. zenghetem zengheted zengheti zenghetjük zenghetitek zenghetik
2nd obj zenghetlek
past indef. zenghettem zenghettél zenghetett zenghettünk zenghettetek zenghettek
def. zenghettem zenghetted zenghette zenghettük zenghettétek zenghették
2nd obj zenghettelek
archaic
preterite 		indef. zengheték zenghetél zenghete zengheténk zenghetétek zenghetének
def. zenghetém zenghetéd zengheté zengheténk zenghetétek zengheték
2nd obj zenghetélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zenghet vala, zenghetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. zenghetendek
or zengandhatok 		zenghetendesz
or zengandhatsz 		zenghetend
or zengandhat 		zenghetendünk
or zengandhatunk 		zenghetendetek
or zengandhattok 		zenghetendenek
or zengandhatnak
def. zenghetendem
or zengandhatom 		zenghetended
or zengandhatod 		zenghetendi
or zengandhatja 		zenghetendjük
or zengandhatjuk 		zenghetenditek
or zengandhatjátok 		zenghetendik
or zengandhatják
2nd obj zenghetendelek
or zengandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. zenghetnék zenghetnél zenghetne zenghetnénk zenghetnétek zenghetnének
def. zenghetném zenghetnéd zenghetné zenghetnénk
(or zenghetnők) 		zenghetnétek zenghetnék
2nd obj zenghetnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zenghetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. zenghessek zenghess or
zenghessél 		zenghessen zenghessünk zenghessetek zenghessenek
def. zenghessem zenghesd or
zenghessed 		zenghesse zenghessük zenghessétek zenghessék
2nd obj zenghesselek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zenghetett légyen
infinitive (zenghetni) (zenghetnem) (zenghetned) (zenghetnie) (zenghetnünk) (zenghetnetek) (zenghetniük)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
zenghető zenghetetlen (zenghetve / zenghetvén)

or

Conjugation of zeng
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. zengek zengesz zeng zengünk zengetek zengenek
def. zengem zenged zengi zengjük zengitek zengik
2nd obj zengelek
past indef. zengettem zengettél zengett zengettünk zengettetek zengettek
def. zengettem zengetted zengette zengettük zengettétek zengették
2nd obj zengettelek
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. zengeni fog.
archaic
preterite 		indef. zengék zengél zenge zengénk zengétek zengének
def. zengém zengéd zengé zengénk zengétek zengék
2nd obj zengélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zeng vala, zengett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. zengendek zengendesz zengend zengendünk zengendetek zengendenek
def. zengendem zengended zengendi zengendjük zengenditek zengendik
2nd obj zengendelek
condi­tional pre­sent indef. zengenék zengenél zengene zengenénk zengenétek zengenének
def. zengeném zengenéd zengené zengenénk
(or zengenők) 		zengenétek zengenék
2nd obj zengenélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zengett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. zengjek zengj or
zengjél 		zengjen zengjünk zengjetek zengjenek
def. zengjem zengd or
zengjed 		zengje zengjük zengjétek zengjék
2nd obj zengjelek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zengett légyen
infinitive zengeni zengenem zengened zengenie zengenünk zengenetek zengeniük
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
zengés zengő zengett zengendő zengve (zengvén)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
Potential conjugation of zeng
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. zenghetek zenghetsz zenghet zenghetünk zenghettek zenghetnek
def. zenghetem zengheted zengheti zenghetjük zenghetitek zenghetik
2nd obj zenghetlek
past indef. zenghettem zenghettél zenghetett zenghettünk zenghettetek zenghettek
def. zenghettem zenghetted zenghette zenghettük zenghettétek zenghették
2nd obj zenghettelek
archaic
preterite 		indef. zengheték zenghetél zenghete zengheténk zenghetétek zenghetének
def. zenghetém zenghetéd zengheté zengheténk zenghetétek zengheték
2nd obj zenghetélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zenghet vala, zenghetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. zenghetendek
or zengandhatok 		zenghetendesz
or zengandhatsz 		zenghetend
or zengandhat 		zenghetendünk
or zengandhatunk 		zenghetendetek
or zengandhattok 		zenghetendenek
or zengandhatnak
def. zenghetendem
or zengandhatom 		zenghetended
or zengandhatod 		zenghetendi
or zengandhatja 		zenghetendjük
or zengandhatjuk 		zenghetenditek
or zengandhatjátok 		zenghetendik
or zengandhatják
2nd obj zenghetendelek
or zengandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. zenghetnék zenghetnél zenghetne zenghetnénk zenghetnétek zenghetnének
def. zenghetném zenghetnéd zenghetné zenghetnénk
(or zenghetnők) 		zenghetnétek zenghetnék
2nd obj zenghetnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zenghetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. zenghessek zenghess or
zenghessél 		zenghessen zenghessünk zenghessetek zenghessenek
def. zenghessem zenghesd or
zenghessed 		zenghesse zenghessük zenghessétek zenghessék
2nd obj zenghesselek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zenghetett légyen
infinitive (zenghetni) (zenghetnem) (zenghetned) (zenghetnie) (zenghetnünk) (zenghetnetek) (zenghetniük)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
zenghető zenghetetlen (zenghetve / zenghetvén)

Derived terms

Compound words
With verbal prefixes

References

  1. ^ zeng in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

Mandarin

Romanization

zeng

  1. nonstandard spelling of zēng
  2. nonstandard spelling of zěng
  3. nonstandard spelling of zèng

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
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