dng

Egyptian

Etymology

Compare Amharic ድንክ (dənk, “pigmy”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /dɛnɛɡ/
  • Conventional anglicization: deneg

Noun

 m

1. dwarf, pigmy

Inflection

Declension of dng (masculine)

singular	dng
dual	dngwj
plural	dngw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dng  

dꜣg	dꜣng

Synonyms

• nmw

References

• Dickson, Paul (2006) Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order‎^[1]
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[2], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 470