See also: kēng, kẻng, kèng, kéng, kěng, Kéng, and keng'

Hokkien edit

For pronunciation and definitions of keng – see (“among; between; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Icelandic edit

Noun edit

keng

  1. inflection of kengur:
    1. indefinite accusative singular
    2. indefinite dative singular

Kristang edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese quem.

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

keng

  1. (interrogative) who (what person)[1]
  2. (relative) who (the person that)[2]

References edit

  • Ladislav Prištic (2010) Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University
  1. ^ Prištic, p. 27
  2. ^ Prištic, p. 27

Luxembourgish edit

Pronunciation edit

Article edit

keng f pl (negative indefinite article)

  1. not a (feminine singular)
    Si ass keng Erzéierin
    She is not a teacher
  2. not (plural)
    Si si keng Fräschen, mä Mouken
    They are not frogs, but toads

Declension edit

Luxembourgish negative articles
masculine feminine neuter plural
nom./acc. keen keng keen keng
dative kengem kenger kengem kengen

Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

keng

  1. Nonstandard spelling of kēng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of kěng.

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.

Uzbek edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *kēŋ.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Adjective edit

keng (comparative kengroq, superlative eng keng)

  1. broad, wide
  2. vast, spacious
  3. extensive, widespread

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Interjection edit

keng

  1. (onomatopoeia) clank; clang; clink

Zou edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *keŋ.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

keng

  1. (transitive) to bring
  2. (transitive) to carry

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kee, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *keŋ. Cognates include Tibetan རྐང (rkang).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kéng

  1. leg

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

kèng

  1. naked

Etymology 4 edit

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kaŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kaŋ.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

keng

  1. (transitive) to fry

References edit

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, pages 47, 62