Ng

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English

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Etymology

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From various Chinese surnames, including:

The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ng (plural Ngs)

  1. A surname from Chinese.
    1. A surname from Hokkien
    2. A surname from Cantonese

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ng is the 1,125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 31,210 individuals. Ng is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.2%) individuals.

Anagrams

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Angami

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Letter

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Ng

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Hakka (Ǹg).

Proper noun

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Ng

  1. a surname from Hakka

Etymology 2

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From Hakka (Ńg).

Proper noun

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Ng

  1. a surname from Hakka

Kankanaey

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog Ng. Pronunciation is influenced by English N and English G.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ˈʔendji/ [ˈʔen.d͡ʒi̞]
  • Rhymes: -endji

Letter

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Ng (upper case, lower case ng)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called endyi and written in the Latin script.

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References

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  • Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎[1] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

Lingala

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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Ng (lower case ng)

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

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From the usage of the ⟨ng̃⟩ digraph in the Spanish-based orthography to represent /ŋ/. Each pronunciation has a different source:

  • Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English N and English G.
  • Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character (nga).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌʔen ˈdji/ [ˌʔɛn̪ ˈd͡ʒi] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
      • Rhymes: -i
    • IPA(key): /ˈŋa/ [ˈŋa] (letter name, Abakada alphabet)
      • Rhymes: -a
    • IPA(key): /ŋ/ [ŋ] (phoneme)

Letter

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Ng (upper case, lower case ng, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called en dyi and written in the Latin script.
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Letter

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Ng (upper case, lower case ng, Baybayin spelling )

  1. The twelfth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet), called nga and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Hokkien (N̂g). The pronunciation of the surname in Tagalog is influenced by the word, ng.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from English Ng, from Cantonese (ng4). The pronunciation of the surname in Tagalog is influenced by the word, ng.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

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Further reading

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  • Ng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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Ng (upper case, lower case ng)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called eng and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by G and followed by H.

Mutation

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  • Ng is the nasal mutation of G and cannot be mutated itself.

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Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Ng”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies