keng
Hokkien edit
For pronunciation and definitions of keng – see 間 (“among; between; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 間). |
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
keng
- inflection of kengur:
Kristang edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese quem.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
keng
References edit
- Ladislav Prištic (2010) Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Article edit
keng f pl (negative indefinite article)
- not a (feminine singular)
- Si ass keng Erzéierin
- She is not a teacher
- Si ass keng Erzéierin
- not (plural)
- Si si keng Fräschen, mä Mouken
- They are not frogs, but toads
- Si si keng Fräschen, mä Mouken
Declension edit
Luxembourgish negative articles | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
nom./acc. | keen | keng | keen | keng |
dative | kengem | kenger | kengem | kengen |
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
keng
- Nonstandard spelling of kēng.
- 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
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
keng
- (onomatopoeia) clank; clang; clink
Zou edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *keŋ.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
keng
- (transitive) to bring
- (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
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kèng
Etymology 4 edit
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kaŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kaŋ.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
keng
- (transitive) to fry
References edit
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, pages 47, 62