See also: Pung and pu̇ng

English edit

 
A pung used to deliver groceries in New Hampshire, USA
 
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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pʌŋ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Etymology 1 edit

Shortened form of tom-pung, from the same Algonquian etymon as toboggan.

Noun edit

pung (plural pungs)

  1. (US, Canada) A low box-like sleigh designed to be pulled by one horse.

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Cantonese (pung3).

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Noun edit

pung (plural pungs)

  1. (mahjong) A set of three identical tiles.
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Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

pung

  1. (nonstandard) simple past and past participle of ping

Ambonese Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Malay punya (to have).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

pung

  1. (transitive) to have
    di pung felem.he/she has a movie

Particle edit

pung

  1. a possessive particle
    beta pung otomy car

References edit

  • D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia[2], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Aromanian edit

Verb edit

pung first-singular present indicative

  1. Alternative form of pungu

Atong (India) edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

pung

  1. granary, rice storehouse

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Chuukese edit

Adjective edit

pung

  1. right, correct, just

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse pungr.

Noun edit

pung c (singular definite pungen, plural indefinite punge)

  1. purse (small bag for carrying money)
    Synonym: pengepung
  2. (anatomy) scrotum
  3. (zoology) a pouch in marsupials where it rears its young during their early infancy

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Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *poŋka (tuber, boil, unevenness), along with Hungarian bog.

Noun edit

pung (genitive punga, partitive punga)

  1. bud

Declension edit

Declension of pung (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative pung pungad
accusative nom.
gen. punga
genitive pungade
partitive punga pungi
pungasid
illative punga
pungasse
pungadesse
pungisse
inessive pungas pungades
pungis
elative pungast pungadest
pungist
allative pungale pungadele
pungile
adessive pungal pungadel
pungil
ablative pungalt pungadelt
pungilt
translative pungaks pungadeks
pungiks
terminative pungani pungadeni
essive pungana pungadena
abessive pungata pungadeta
comitative pungaga pungadega

Further reading edit

  • pung”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Icelandic edit

Noun edit

pung

  1. indefinite accusative singular of pungur

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Old Norse pungr.

Noun edit

pung m (definite singular pungen, indefinite plural punger, definite plural pungene)

  1. a pouch (including of marsupials)
  2. a purse
  3. (anatomy) a scrotum
    Synonym: skrotum

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse pungr.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pung m (definite singular pungen, indefinite plural pungar, definite plural pungane)

  1. a pouch (including of marsupials)
  2. a purse
  3. (anatomy) a scrotum
    Synonym: skrotum

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish punger, from Old Norse pungr, itself of unknown origin.

Noun edit

pung c

  1. a pouch, a purse (small bag that can be closed with drawstring or the like, used to keep small items)
  2. a scrotum, a ballsack
    Synonyms: pungsäck, scrotum
  3. a pouch in marsupials where it rears its young during their early infancy

Declension edit

Declension of pung 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pung pungen pungar pungarna
Genitive pungs pungens pungars pungarnas

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