Ng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ng"

English

Etymology

From various Chinese surnames, including:

• Cantonese 吳／吴 (ng⁴) or 伍 (ng⁵)
• Hakka 吳／吴 (Ǹg) or 伍 (Ńg)
• Hokkien 黃／黄 (N̂g)
• Teochew 阮 (Ńg)

The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əŋ/, /ʌŋ/, /ɪŋ/, /ɛŋ/, [ŋ̍]
• (Hong Kong) IPA^(key): [ŋ̍], [m̩]
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): [nɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ, -ɪŋ, -ɛŋ

Proper noun

Ng (plural Ngs)

1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ng is the 1,125^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 31,210 individuals. Ng is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.2%) individuals.

Anagrams

• gn, gn., GN

Angami

Letter

Ng

1. The sixteenth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üi üi, A a, Ai ai, I i, Ie ie, U u, Uo uo, E e, Ei ei, O o, Ou ou, K k, Kh kh, G g, Ng ng, C c, Ch ch, J j, Jh jh, Ny ny, T t, Th th, D d, N n, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, Dz dz, P p, Ph ph, B b, M m, Pf pf, Bv bv, Y y, Yh yh, R r, Rh rh, L l, Lh lh, F f, V v, W w, Wh wh, S s, Sh sh, Z z, Zh zh, H h

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Hakka 吳／吴 (Ǹg).

Proper noun

Ng

1. a surname from Hakka

Etymology 2

From Hakka 伍 (Ńg).

Proper noun

Ng

1. a surname from Hakka

Lingala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿɡ/

Letter

Ng (lower case ng)

1. A letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From the usage of the ⟨ng̃⟩ digraph in the Spanish-based orthography to represent /ŋ/. Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English N and English G.
• Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜅ (nga).

Alternative forms

• NG

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌʔen ˈdji/ [ˌʔɛn̪ ˈd͡ʒi] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • Rhymes: -i
  • IPA^(key): /ˈŋa/ [ˈŋa] (letter name, Abakada alphabet)
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /ŋ/ [ŋ] (phoneme)

Letter

Ng (upper case, lower case ng, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called en dyi and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
• G̃

Letter

Ng (upper case, lower case ng, Baybayin spelling ᜅ)

1. The twelfth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet), called nga and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 黃／黄 (N̂g). The pronunciation of the surname in Tagalog is influenced by the word, ng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naŋ/ [n̪ɐŋ]

Proper noun

Ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

See also

• Huang
• Hwang
• Uy
• Wee
• Wong

 

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English Ng, from Cantonese 吳／吴 (ng⁴). The pronunciation of the surname in Tagalog is influenced by the word, ng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naŋ/ [n̪ɐŋ]

Proper noun

Ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

See also

• Go
• Ngo
• Wu

 

Further reading

• “Ng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ɛŋ/
  • (informal) IPA^(key): /ŋ(ː)/

Letter

Ng (upper case, lower case ng)

1. The eleventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called eng and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by G and followed by H.

Mutation

• Ng is the nasal mutation of G and cannot be mutated itself.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à,  â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Ng”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies