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cung

See also: Cung, cùng, cúng, cũng, and cứng

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From Italian cionco (“truncated, stumped”).

Adjective edit

cung (feminine cunge)

  1. missing a limb
  2. missing a tail, horn, or wing

Noun edit

cung m (plural cungje, definite cungu, definite plural cungjet)

  1. tree stump
  2. grapevine pruned of its twigs
  3. stump of amputated limb (arm, leg)

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Tagalog edit

Conjunction edit

cung (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. Obsolete spelling of kung

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宮.

Noun edit

cung

  1. a palace
    cung/nhà văn hoá
    a palace/house of culture; a clubhouse
  2. (astrology) a sign
    12 cung hoàng đạo
    the 12 zodiac signs
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宮.[1]

Noun edit

cung

  1. the first note in the classic pentatonic scale.[2]
Derived terms edit
See also edit
  1. ngũ âm
  2. ngũ cung
References edit
  1. ^ “宮”, in Từ điển Hán Nôm [Sino-Vietnamese Dictionary], section Từ điển trích dẫn [Dictionary of Example Usage], line 4
  2. ^ Dinh-hoa Nguyen (1995) “cung”, in NTC's Vietnamese–English Dictionary, →ISBN, page 73

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弓.

Noun edit

(classifier cây) cung

  1. (archery) bow

Noun edit

cung

  1. (geometry) arc

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Etymology 4 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 供. Doublet of cúng.

Noun edit

cung

  1. (economics) supply
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit

Vilamovian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German zunge.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

cung f

  1. (anatomy) tongue

Zhuang edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Chinese 鐘 (MC tsyowng).

Noun edit

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. bell
  2. clock

Etymology 2 edit

From Chinese 盅 (MC tsyowng).

Noun edit

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. handleless cup

Classifier edit

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. cup of; cupful of

Etymology 3 edit

From Chinese 衝 (MC tsyhowng).

Verb edit

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. to charge; to attack

Etymology 4 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From 沖?”)

Verb edit

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

  1. to mix; to blend; to add into
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