leng
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
leng (comparative lenger, superlative lengest)
- Alternative form of peng (“attractive, excellent”).
- 2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 26:
- Sometimes she got comments on her selfies calling her ‘leng’, and that went some way to making her happy.
- 2023, “Outside”, performed by Br3nya:
- I'm rolling with my G's and my gang gang / Every time I walk by, they say "leng leng"
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Noun edit
leng (countable and uncountable, plural lengs)
- Alternative form of peng (“attractive woman”).
Anagrams edit
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German legen, from Old High German legen, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną (“to lay”). Cognate with German legen, English lay.
Verb edit
leng (auxiliary håm)
Related terms edit
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
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
leng
- (intransitive) to swing, oscillate, sway, rock
Conjugation edit
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | lengek | lengsz | leng | lengünk | lengtek | lengnek | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | lengtem | lengtél | lengett | lengtünk | lengtetek | lengtek | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Future | Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. lengni fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | lengék | lengél | lenge | lengénk | lengétek | lengének | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. leng vala, lengett vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | lengendek | lengendesz | lengend | lengendünk | lengendetek | lengendenek | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | lengnék | lengnél | lengne | lengnénk | lengnétek | lengnének | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. lengett volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | lengjek | lengj or lengjél |
lengjen | lengjünk | lengjetek | lengjenek | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. lengett légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | lengni | lengnem | lengned | lengnie | lengnünk | lengnetek | lengniük | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
lengés | lengő | lengett | ― | lengve (lengvén) | |||||
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | lenghetek | lenghetsz | lenghet | lenghetünk | lenghettek | lenghetnek | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | lenghettem | lenghettél | lenghetett | lenghettünk | lenghettetek | lenghettek | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | lengheték | lenghetél | lenghete | lengheténk | lenghetétek | lenghetének | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. lenghet vala, lenghetett vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | lenghetendek or lengandhatok |
lenghetendesz or lengandhatsz |
lenghetend or lengandhat |
lenghetendünk or lengandhatunk |
lenghetendetek or lengandhattok |
lenghetendenek or lengandhatnak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | lenghetnék | lenghetnél | lenghetne | lenghetnénk | lenghetnétek | lenghetnének | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. lenghetett volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | lenghessek | lenghess or lenghessél |
lenghessen | lenghessünk | lenghessetek | lenghessenek | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. lenghetett légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (lenghetni) | (lenghetnem) | (lenghetned) | (lenghetnie) | (lenghetnünk) | (lenghetnetek) | (lenghetniük) | ||
Positive adjective | ― | Neg. adj. | ― | Adv. part. | (lenghetve / lenghetvén) | ||||
Derived terms edit
(With verbal prefixes):
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ leng in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations
Further reading edit
- leng in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leng (Jawi spelling ليݞ, informal 1st possessive lengku, 2nd possessive lengmu, 3rd possessive lengnya)
- (units of measure) A traditional Malay unit of volume, equivalent to an imperial pint.
Further reading edit
- “leng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
leng
- Nonstandard spelling of lēng.
- Nonstandard spelling of léng.
- Nonstandard spelling of lěng.
- Nonstandard spelling of lèng.
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.
Mochica edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leng
Synonyms edit
References edit
- José Antonio Salas, Diccionario mochica-castellano, castellano-mochica (2002)
Northern Kurdish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Iranian *langa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *langa- (“lame”). Confer Persian لنگ (leng, “lame; leg”), Central Kurdish لەنگ (leng), Sanskrit लङ्ग (laṅga, “lame”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
leng (Arabic spelling لەنگ)
Noun edit
leng m (Arabic spelling لەنگ)
- Alternative form of ling (“leg; foot”)
Declension edit
Definite masculine gender | ||||
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Case | Singular | Plural | ||
Nominative | leng | leng | ||
Construct | lengê | lengên | ||
Oblique | lengî | lengan | ||
Demonstrative oblique | wî lengî | wan lengan | ||
Vocative | lengo | lengino | ||
Indefinite masculine gender | ||||
Case | Singular | Plural | ||
Nominative | lengek | lengin | ||
Construct | lengekî | lengine | ||
Oblique | lengekî | lenginan |
References edit
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “leng I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 441
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “leng II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 441
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *langi, from Proto-Germanic *langiz.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
lenġ
- longer (comparative degree of lange)
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Ash-Wednesday"
- Þā cwæð eall sēo meniu þe ðǣr mid stōd ofwundrod þæt sē cwellere ne sceolde swencan hī nā leng...
- Then said all the multitude who stood there astonished,that the executioner should vex her no longer,...
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 6:66
- Siþþan maniġe his leornungcneohta ċierdon onbæc and lenġ ne ēodon mid him.
- After that, many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Ash-Wednesday"
Zazaki edit
Etymology edit
Related to Persian لنگ (lang).
Adjective edit
leng
Zou edit
Noun edit
leng
References edit
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 45