beng

See also: BEng, béng, bèng, bēng, běng, B.Eng., B. Eng., and bêng

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Gheg benk, from Bavarian Pienk (“finch”).[1]

Noun

beng m (plural bengje, definite bengu, definite plural bengjet)

  1. golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
    Synonym: afçë
  2. (dialectal) necklace made of gold or precious stones
  3. (dialectal) mole (on the body)

Declension

Declension of beng
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative beng bengu bengje bengjet
accusative bengun
dative bengu bengut bengjeve bengjeve
ablative bengjesh

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “beng”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 21

Angloromani

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Romani beng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [beŋɡ], [bɛŋ], [ˈbeŋɡ], [beŋ]

Noun

beng

  1. (theology) devil[1]
    Synonym: buri bangel

Adjective

beng

  1. bad,[2] evil[3]

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎[1], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on 18 April 2021, page 43
  2. ^ “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎[2], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on 18 April 2021, page 11
  3. ^ “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎[3], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on 23 November 2021, page 50

Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

beng

  1. frog

References

  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎[5], Bangladesh: University of Michigan

Kalo Finnish Romani

Etymology 1

Noun

beng m

  1. (theology) devil, the Evil One
    Synonyms: bengeskiiro, ilakoon

Etymology 2

Noun

beng m

  1. penny

References

  • “beng” in Finnish Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Mandarin

Romanization

beng

  1. nonstandard spelling of bēng
  2. nonstandard spelling of béng
  3. nonstandard spelling of běng
  4. nonstandard spelling of bèng

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.

Rohingya

Alternative forms

Noun

beng (Hanifi spelling 𐴁𐴠𐴚)

  1. frog

Romani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग (vyaṅga, “spotted; frog”).[1][2][3]

Noun

beng m (accusative benges, nominative plural benga, accusative plural bengen)

  1. (theology) devil[1][2][3][4][5]

Descendants

  • Angloromani: beng, bang, benga, bengla, bing
  • → Czech: bengo
  • → Romanian: benga

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vyàṅga2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 704
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “beng”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 24b
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Milena Hübschmannová (June 2003) “Beng (Devil)”, in ROMBASE Cultural Database‎[4], Prague, Czech Republic, archived from the original on 19 August 2021
  4. ^ Marcel Courthiade (2009) “o beng, -es m. -a, -en”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 78b
  5. ^ Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “beng, ～a”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 146b

Sinte Romani

Alternative forms

Noun

beng m

  1. (theology) devil
    Synonyms: džungelo, fusuj
  2. dragon
  3. thief

References

  • “beng” in Sinte Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English bank.

Noun

beng

  1. bank

Welsh Romani

Alternative forms

Noun

beng m

  1. (theology) devil
    Synonym: basaviben

Derived terms

  • bengales
  • bengalo
  • bengeskeri
  • bengeskero
  • bengesko
  • bengiben

References

  • “beng” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Zhuang

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

beng (Sawndip forms 抦 or 拼 or 捠 or 䅭 or 𢪝, 1957–1982 spelling beŋ)

  1. to pull on; to tug on
    Synonyms: (dialectal) nengh, (dialectal) caj
  2. to lead (with the hand or a rope)
  3. to pull out; to pull up

Derived terms

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