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.

See also

• ŋ

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English

Noun

ng

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

Anagrams

• GN, gn.

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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

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Mandarin

Romanization

ng (Zhuyin ˙ㄫ)

1. Pinyin transcription 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.

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• n͠g (obsolete)
• ng̃ (obsolete)
• ñg
• g̃n
• gñ (as in Sagñay)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɐŋ/
• Rhymes: -aŋ

Preposition

ng

1. of (objective marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names)

   Kuwento ng bayan

   Talk of the town

   Luto ng kusinero

   Cooking of the chef

2. 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

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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)