Ng
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ng"
English edit
Etymology edit
From various Chinese surnames, including:
The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /əŋ/, /ʌŋ/, /ɪŋ/, /ɛŋ/, [ŋ̍]
- (Hong Kong) IPA(key): [ŋ̍], [m̩]
- (Philippine) IPA(key): [nɐŋ]
- Rhymes: -ʌŋ, -ɪŋ, -ɛŋ
Proper noun edit
Ng (plural Ngs)
- A surname from Chinese.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ng is the 1,125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 31,210 individuals. Ng is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.2%) individuals.
Anagrams edit
Angami edit
Letter edit
Ng
- The sixteenth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also edit
- (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üi üi, A a, Ai ai, I i, Ie ie, U u, Uo uo, E e, Ei ei, O o, Ou ou, K k, Kh kh, G g, Ng ng, C c, Ch ch, J j, Jh jh, Ny ny, T t, Th th, D d, N n, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, Dz dz, P p, Ph ph, B b, M m, Pf pf, Bv bv, Y y, Yh yh, R r, Rh rh, L l, Lh lh, F f, V v, W w, Wh wh, S s, Sh sh, Z z, Zh zh, H h
Indonesian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Ng
- a surname from Hakka
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Ng
- a surname from Hakka
Lingala edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
Ng (lower case ng)
- A letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the usage of the ⟨ng̃⟩ digraph in the Spanish-based orthography to represent /ŋ/. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English N and English G.
- Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜅ (nga).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
Ng (upper case, lower case ng, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ)
- The sixteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called en dyi and written in the Latin script.
See also edit
- (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
- G̃
Letter edit
Ng (upper case, lower case ng, Baybayin spelling ᜅ)
- The twelfth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called nga and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2 edit
From Hokkien 黃/黄 (N̂g). The pronunciation of the surname in Tagalog is influenced by the word, ng.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
From English Ng, from Cantonese 吳/吴 (ng4). The pronunciation of the surname in Tagalog is influenced by the word, ng.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Ng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
Ng (upper case, lower case ng)
- The eleventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called eng and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by G and followed by H.
Mutation edit
- Ng is the nasal mutation of G and cannot be mutated itself.
See also edit
- (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)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Ng”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies