geng
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German ganz, from Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, healthy; all, complete”).
Adverb
geng
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Fiji Hindi
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡeːnɡ/
Noun
geng
- Work gang
References
Indonesian
Etymology
From English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang (“a journey; way; passage”), from Proto-Germanic *gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step; stride”). Doublet of gang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛŋ/
- Hyphenation: gèng
Noun
gèng (plural geng-geng)
- (colloquial) gang, a company of persons with distinct identity
- (colloquial) gang, a company of persons, especially criminals
Verb
geng
Further reading
- “geng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Javanese göṅ.
Adjective
geng
Malay
Etymology
Noun
geng (Jawi spelling ݢيڠ, plural geng-geng)
- a group or organisation of criminals.
- (colloquial) a band or club of friends.
Derived terms
- geng baju merah (informal, derogatory, UMNO party members)
- geng bawang (informal, Malaysian cyberwarriors)
- geng plastik hitam (informal, people arrested for violating the Ramadan fast)
- geng pelangi (derogatory, an LGBT advocacy group)
Further reading
- “geng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin
Romanization
geng
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.
Middle English
Noun
geng
- alternative form of genge (“band”)
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeːnɡ/, [jeːŋɡ]
Verb
ġēng
- first/third-person singular past indicative of gangan
Old Norse
Adjective
geng
- inflection of gengr:
- nominative singular feminine
- nominative/accusative plural neuter
Verb
geng
- first-person singular present indicative active of ganga
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /keːŋ˨˦/
- Tone numbers: geng1
- Hyphenation: geng
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *k.reːŋᴬ (“hard”).[1]
Cognate with Thai แข็ง (kɛ̌ng), Northern Thai ᨡᩯ᩠ᨦ or ᨡᩯᩢ᩠ᨦ, Lao ແຂງ (khǣng), Lü ᦶᦃᧂ (ẋaeng), Tai Dam ꪵꪄꪉ, Shan ၶႅင် (khěng), Tai Nüa ᥑᥦᥒᥴ (xáeng), Phake ၵိင် (khiṅ), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khiṅ), Sapa xeŋᴬ¹, Bouyei jeengl, Saek เถรี่ยง (“hard”) and แข้ง (“tight; tense”).
Adjective
geng (Sawndip forms 𥔶[2] or 殭[2] or 膙[2], 1957–1982 spelling geŋ)
Etymology 2
Noun
geng (Sawndip form 庚, 1957–1982 spelling geŋ)
- the seventh of the ten heavenly stems
See also
- (Chinese heavenly stems) diengan; gyap, iet, bingj, ding, fouh, geij, geng, sin, nyaemz, gveiq (Category: za:Chinese heavenly stems)