goeng

Zhuang

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Chinese 公 (MC kuwng).

Noun

goeng (Sawndip form 公, 1957–1982 spelling gɵŋ)

  1. husband
    Synonyms: bouxsai, gvan
  2. paternal grandfather
    Synonyms: (dialectal) goengq, (dialectal) gungj, (dialectal) gung
  3. adult man (in general)
  4. (dialectal) ancestors; forefathers
    Synonym: cojcoeng
Derived terms

Classifier

goeng (1957–1982 spelling gɵŋ)

  1. Used for adult men.

Etymology 2

From Chinese 工 (MC kuwng).

Noun

goeng (1957–1982 spelling gɵŋ)

  1. work; labour
    Synonym: hong
  2. man-day
    Synonym: (dialectal) goengvunz

Etymology 3

From Chinese 功 (MC kuwng).

Noun

goeng (1957–1982 spelling gɵŋ)

  1. contribution; merit
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