geng
Alemannic German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German ganz, from Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, healthy; all, complete”).
Adverb
editgeng
References
edit- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Fiji Hindi
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgeng
- Work gang
References
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang (“a journey; way; passage”), from Proto-Germanic *gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step; stride”). Doublet of gang.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgèng (first-person possessive gengku, second-person possessive gengmu, third-person possessive gengnya)
- (colloquial) gang, a company of persons with distinct identity.
- (colloquial) gang, a company of persons, especially criminals.
Verb
editgeng
Further reading
edit- “geng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Javanese göṅ.
Adjective
editgeng
Malay
editEtymology
editNoun
editgeng (Jawi spelling ݢيڠ, plural geng-geng, informal 1st possessive gengku, 2nd possessive gengmu, 3rd possessive gengnya)
- a group or organisation of criminals.
- (colloquial) a band or club of friends.
Derived terms
edit- geng baju merah (informal, derogatory, UMNO party members)
- geng bawang (informal, Malaysian cyberwarriors)
- geng plastik hitam (informal, people arrested for violating the Ramadan fast)
- geng pelangi (derogatory, an LGBT advocacy group)
Further reading
edit- “geng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin
editRomanization
editgeng
- Nonstandard spelling of gēng.
- Nonstandard spelling of gěng.
- Nonstandard spelling of gèng.
Usage notes
edit- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
editNoun
editgeng
- Alternative form of genge (“band”)
Old English
editPronunciation
editVerb
editġēng
Old Norse
editAdjective
editgeng
- inflection of gengr:
Verb
editgeng
Zhuang
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /keːŋ˨˦/
- Tone numbers: geng1
- Hyphenation: geng
Noun
editgeng (Sawndip form 庚, 1957–1982 spelling geŋ)
- the seventh of the ten heavenly stems
See also
editCategories:
- Alemannic German terms inherited from Middle High German
- Alemannic German terms derived from Middle High German
- Alemannic German terms inherited from Old High German
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- Alemannic German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Alemannic German lemmas
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- Gressoney Walser
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- Indonesian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰengʰ-
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- za:Chinese heavenly stems