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beng

See also: BEng, béng, bèng, bēng, běng, B.Eng., B. Eng., and bêng

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Gheg benk, from Bavarian Pienk (“finch”).[1]

Noun

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beng m (plural bengje, definite bengu, definite plural bengjet)

  1. golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
    Synonym: afçë
  2. (dialectal) necklace made of gold or precious stones
  3. (dialectal) mole (on the body)

Declension

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Declension of beng
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative beng bengje bengu bengjet
accusative bengun
dative bengu bengjeve bengut bengjeve
ablative bengjesh

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “beng”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 21

Angloromani

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Romani beng.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [beŋɡ], [bɛŋ], [ˈbeŋɡ], [beŋ]

Noun

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beng

  1. (theology) devil[1]
    Synonym: buri bangel

Adjective

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beng

  1. bad,[2] evil[3]

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎[1], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on April 18, 2021, page 43
  2. ^ “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎[2], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on April 18, 2021, page 11
  3. ^ “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎[3], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on November 23, 2021, page 50

Garo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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beng

  1. frog

References

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  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎[5], Bangladesh: University of Michigan

Kalo Finnish Romani

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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beng m

  1. (theology) devil, the Evil One
    Synonyms: bengeskiiro, ilakoon

Etymology 2

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Noun

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beng m

  1. penny

References

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  • “beng” in Finnish Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Mandarin

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Romanization

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beng

  1. Nonstandard spelling of bēng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of béng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of běng.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of bèng.

Usage notes

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  • 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.

Rohingya

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Noun

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beng (Hanifi spelling 𐴁𐴠𐴚)

  1. frog

Romani

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग (vyaṅga, “spotted; frog”).[1][2][3]

Noun

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beng m (accusative benges, nominative plural benga, accusative plural bengen)

  1. (theology) devil[1][2][3][4][5]

Descendants

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  • Angloromani: beng, bang, benga, bengla, bing
  • → Czech: bengo
  • → Romanian: benga

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vyàṅga2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 704
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “beng”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 24b
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Milena Hübschmannová (2003 June) “Beng (Devil)”, in ROMBASE Cultural Database‎[4], Prague, Czech Republic, archived from the original on 19 August 2021
  4. ^ Marcel Courthiade (2009) “o beng, -es m. -a, -en”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 78b
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Sinte Romani

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Noun

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beng m

  1. (theology) devil
    Synonyms: džungelo, fusuj
  2. dragon
  3. thief

References

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  • “beng” in Sinte Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English bank.

Noun

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beng

  1. bank

Welsh Romani

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Noun

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beng m

  1. (theology) devil
    Synonym: basaviben

Derived terms

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References

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  • “beng” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Zhuang

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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beng (Sawndip forms 抦 or 拼 or 捠 or 䅭 or 𢪝, 1957–1982 spelling beŋ)

  1. to pull on; to tug on
    Synonyms: (dialectal) nengh, (dialectal) caj
  2. to lead (with the hand or a rope)
  3. to pull out; to pull up

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