ng
Translingual
Symbol
ng
- (metrology) Symbol for nanogram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10−9 grams.
- (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Ndonga.
See also
Fula
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ᵑɡ/
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋ/, /ŋɡ/, /ɲ/, /ɲɟ/
Lingala
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ⁿɡ/
Mandarin
Alternative forms
- ŋ — very rare shorthand
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.
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From earlier nang, from Proto-Greater Central Philippine *naN (indefinite object marker). See also ni and ang.
The two-letter spelling originates in a now defunct Spanish language abbreviation convention of drawing a tilde over the abbreviated word, in this case nang, later rendered variously as ng̃, ñg or n͠g. The complications of typing ⟨ñ⟩, ⟨g̃⟩ or any such combination with tilde using English language typewriters in the American occupation period of the Philippines, caused it to be dropped in writing. Compare mga.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /naŋ/ [nɐŋ]
Preposition
ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)
- (indirect or object marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names)
- Kinain ng pusa ang isda.
- The/a cat ate the fish.
- Kumain ng isda ang pusa.
- The cat ate the/a fish.
- of; marks possession
- kuwento ng bayan ― story of the town
- luto ng kusinero ― cooking of the chef
- to, into, towards; in the direction of; arriving at
- Pumasok ng silid si Tatay nang may dumating na bisita.
- Dad went into his room when visitors had dropped by.
- Bibiyahe ng Saudi ang kaibigan ko para magtrabaho.
- My friend will depart for (to) Saudi to work.
Usage notes
- See usage notes at nang.
Alternative forms
- nang — archaic
- n͠g, ng̃, ñg — archaic, Spanish-based orthography
See also
Etymology 2
From the usage of the ⟨ng̃⟩ digraph in the Spanish-based orthography to represent /ŋ/. Each pronunciation has a different source:
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˌʔen ˈdji/ [ˌʔɛn ˈd͡ʒi] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
- IPA(key): /ˈŋa/ [ˈŋa] (letter name, Abakada alphabet)
- Rhymes: -a
- IPA(key): /ŋ/ [ŋ] (phoneme)
Letter
ng (lower case, upper case Ng, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ)
- The sixteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called en dyi and written in the Latin script.
See also
Letter
ng (lower case, upper case Ng, Baybayin spelling ᜅ)
- The twelfth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet), called nga and written in the Latin script.
Further reading
- “ng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tongan
Letter
ng (upper case Ng)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (letter name): (standard) IPA(key): /ɛŋ/
- (letter name): (informal) IPA(key): /ŋ(ː)/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ŋ/
Letter
ng (upper case Ng)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)