-ng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ng"

Cebuano

Suffix

-ng

1. Contraction of nga

   bag-o + nga tuig = bag-ong tuig

   New Year or new year

   patay + nga ilaga = patayng ilaga

   dead rat

2. Appended to a name or noun to create a diminutive or affectionate term or name

   burikat + ng = buring

   prostitute

   Juana (feminine form of Juan) + ng = Juaning

   little Juana / dear Juana

   little Johanna / dear Johanna (feminine form of Little John)

   Timothy + ng = Timong

   dear Timothy

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in the after 1416. -n (of debated origin) +‎ -g (frequentative verb-forming suffix)

Suffix

-ng

1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a verb or less frequently to a noun to form a verb denoting a repetitive action. Linking vowels are usually used between the stem and the suffix.

Usage notes

• (frequentative suffix) Variants:

  -ong is added to back-vowel words

  ‎hajol (“to bend”) + ‎-ng → ‎hajlong (“to bow repetitively”)

  -eng is added to unrounded front-vowel words

  ‎derül (“to clear up”) + ‎-ng → ‎dereng (“to dawn; to appear vaguely”)

  -öng is added to rounded front-vowel words

  ‎őrül (“to go insane”) + ‎-ng → ‎őrjöng (“to be wild, furious, raging”)

  ‎düh (“fury, rage”) + ‎-ng → ‎dühöng (“to be in a raging temper”)

  -ang is added to back-vowel words (rare)

  lappang (“to lurk”)

  -ing is added to front-vowel words (rare)

  kering (“to circulate, orbit”)

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Ojibwe

Suffix

-ng

1. A suffix denoting the locative form of a noun
2. A suffix denoting the indefinite actor form of an animate intransitive verb (vai)
3. A suffix denoting the third-person singular conjunct form of a Type 4 transitive inanimate verb (vti4)

See also

• -ang
• -aang
• -d
• -iing
• -ing
• -ong
• -ood

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/, [ŋ]

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• -g — for roots ending in (n)
• -ng- — for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel.
• -m- — for compounds with initial stem ending in vowels, but the next stem starts with (b) or (p).
• -n- — for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel, but next stem starts with the letter (d), (s), or (t).
• -g- — for compounds with preceding stem ending with letter (n).

Ligature

-ng (Baybayin spelling ᜅ᜔)

1. Enclitic suffix, connecting adjectives to nouns and vice versa, after words ending in vowels, except compound words where the next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p).

   Synonyms: na, -g, -ng-, -m-, -n-, -g-

   Magandang bulaklak

   Pretty flower

2. Enclitic suffix, connecting adverbs to verbs and vice versa, after words ending in vowels, except compound words where the next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p).

   Synonyms: na, -g

   Bigla siyang nagsalita.

   S/he suddenly spoke.

Etymology 2

Possibly from Spanish -ín. See -ing.

Alternative forms

• -ing — for roots ending in consonants

Suffix

-ng (proper noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜅ᜔)

1. Diminutive suffix, used to form diminutives of given names ending in vowels, often one already shortened or with a diminutive suffix.

   Pepeng ― little Joseph

   Isang ― little Isabel

Derived terms

• Tagalog terms suffixed with -ng

See also

• -ing
• -ito
• -ita
• -oy
• -ay

Uzbek

Suffix

-ng (Cyrillic -нг)

1. Form of -ing after a noun ending in a vowel.
   • Bu ruchkang.

     "This is your ballpen."

Yilan Creole

Etymology

From western dialectal Japanese ん (-n, “negative form of verbs”).

Suffix

-ng

1. Irrealis negation suffix.

Usage notes

• Always preceded by a

Antonyms

• -nay (“realis negation suffix”)

References

• Chien Yuehchen, Shinji Sanada (2011) “台湾の宜蘭クレオールにおける否定辞―「ナイ」と「ン」の変容をめぐって― [Negation in Taiwan’s Yilan Creole: Focusing on -nay and -ng]”, in 言語研究 [Gengo Kenkyu]‎^[1], number 140, pages 73-87