ng

See also: -ng, -ոց, .ng, Ng, nG, NG, ng̃, Ng̃, n͠g, ŋ, ᚍ, ㅇ, and g

Translingual

Symbol

ng

1. (metrology) Symbol for nanogram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁹ grams.
2. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Ndonga.

See also

• ŋ

English

Noun

ng

1. (Internet) Initialism of newsgroup; also NG.

Anagrams

• GN

Fula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡ/

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case Ng)

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

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

See also

• (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• ŋ – very rare shorthand

Romanization

ng (ng⁵ / ng⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄫ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 唵

ng

1. Nonstandard spelling of ńg.
2. Nonstandard spelling of ňg.
3. Nonstandard spelling of ǹg.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• nang – obsolete
• n͠g – obsolete
• ng̃ – obsolete
• ñg
• g̃n
• gñ – as in Sagñay

Etymology

The two-letter spelling originates in a now defunct Spanish language abbreviation convention of drawing a tilde over the abbreviated word, in this case nang, later rendered variously as ng̃, ñg or n͠g. The complications of typing ñ, g̃ or any such tilded combination using English language typewriters in the American era, caused it to be dropped in writing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naŋ/, [nɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ

Preposition

ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

1. (indirect or object marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names)

   Kinain ng pusa ang isda.

   The/a cat ate the fish.

   Kumain ng isda ang pusa.

   The cat ate the/a fish.

2. of; marks possession

   Kuwento ng bayan

   Story of the town

   Luto ng kusinero

   Cooking of the chef

3. to, into, towards; in the direction of; arriving at

   Pumasok ng silid si Tatay nang may dumating na bisita.

   Dad went into his room when visitors had dropped by.

   Bibiyahe ng Saudi ang kaibigan ko para magtrabaho.

   My friend will depart for (to) Saudi to work.

Usage notes

See usage notes at nang.

See also

• nang
• na

Tagalog markers

		Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
Common	Singular	ang	ng	sa
	Plural	ang mga	ng mga	sa mga
Personal	Singular	si	ni	kay
	Plural / Respectful	sina	nina	kina

Tongan

Pronunciation

• (letter) IPA^(key): /ŋa/
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ng (upper case Ng)

1. The tenth letter of the Tongan alphabet, called nga and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, E e, F f, H h, I i, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ng ng, O o, P p, S s, T t, U u, V v, ʻ

Uzbek

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ng (upper case Ng)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, X x, Y y, Z z, Oʻ oʻ, Gʻ gʻ, Sh sh, Ch ch, Ng ng

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ɛŋ/ (letter)
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ng (upper case Ng)

1. The eleventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called eng and written in the Latin script.

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)

Yoruba

Pronoun

ng

1. Archaic spelling of n (“I”).