geng
Alemannic German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, healthy; all, complete”).
Adverb edit
geng
References edit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Fiji Hindi edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
geng
- Work gang
References edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang (“a journey; way; passage”), from Proto-Germanic *gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step; stride”). Doublet of gang.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gèng (first-person possessive gengku, second-person possessive gengmu, third-person possessive gengnya)
- (colloquial) gang, a company of persons with distinct identity.
- (colloquial) gang, a company of persons, especially criminals.
Verb edit
geng
Further reading edit
- “geng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Javanese göṅ.
Adjective edit
geng
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
geng (Jawi spelling ݢيڠ, plural geng-geng, informal 1st possessive gengku, 2nd possessive gengmu, 3rd possessive gengnya)
- a group or organisation of criminals.
- (colloquial) a band or club of friends.
Derived terms edit
- geng baju merah (informal, derogatory, UMNO party members)
- geng bawang (informal, Malaysian cyberwarriors)
- geng plastik hitam (informal, people arrested for violating the Ramadan fast)
- geng pelangi (derogatory, an LGBT advocacy group)
Further reading edit
- “geng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
geng
- Nonstandard spelling of gēng.
- Nonstandard spelling of gěng.
- Nonstandard spelling of gèng.
Usage notes edit
- 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.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
geng
- Alternative form of genge (“band”)
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
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ġēng
Old Norse edit
Adjective edit
geng
- inflection of gengr:
Verb edit
geng
Zhuang edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /keːŋ˨˦/
- Tone numbers: geng1
- Hyphenation: geng
Noun edit
geng (Sawndip form 庚, 1957–1982 spelling geŋ)
- the seventh of the ten heavenly stems