ng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ng"

Translingual

Etymology 1

From n (“nano”) +‎ g (“gram”).

Symbol

ng

1. (metrology) Symbol for nanogram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁹ grams.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of English Ndonga.

Symbol

ng

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Ndonga.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ndonga terms

See also

• ŋ

English

Noun

ng

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

Anagrams

• gn, gn., GN

Avokaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡ/

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case Ng, all caps NG)

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

Fula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡ/

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case Ng, all caps 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

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/, /ŋɡ/, /ɲ/, /ɲɟ/

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case nG, all caps NG)

1. A digraph of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Kankanaey

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog ng. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English n and English g.

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ˈʔendji/ [ˈʔen.d͡ʒi̞]
  • Rhymes: -endji
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ŋ/ [ŋ]

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case Ng, all caps NG)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

References

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

Khiamniungan Naga

Etymology

The Khiamniungan Naga language is presently written using the Latin alphabet. No indigenous or alternative script has been documented from earlier periods in the language's history. For a detailed description of the writing system's conventions including vowel and Consonant representation, tone marking (such as the use of h for glottal, the letter ü is pronounced ə), and orthographic rules, see the Wikipedia article on the Khiamniungan alphabet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲə³³/

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case Ng, all caps NG)

1. (Patsho) The twelfth letter of the Khiamniungan Naga alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ch ch, E e, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, Ng ng, Ny ny, O o, P p, Ph ph, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, U u, Ü ü, V v, W w, Y y

Pronunciation guide

Uppercase	IPA	Canonical Pronunciation	Phonetic examples in English	Phonetic examples in Khiamniungan Naga
A	a	aa	father	āmpāu(pastor)
Ch	tʃʰ	tʃʰə	chair, watch	chām(book)
E	ɛ	a	bed, elephant	ēm(colony of Jhumland)
H	h	hə	husband	hǖhêi(hello)
I	i	ee	beet	îe(winnowing tray)
J	tʃ	tʃə	picture, culture, nature	jām(house)
K	k	kə	sky, skip	kēu(uncle)
Kh	kʰ	kʰə	canoe, Cost, cat	khèu(head)
L	l	lə	alone	lāi(spear)
M	m	mə	money	màu(ant)
N	n	nə	nine, never	nòk
Ng	ŋ	ŋə	sing, throng	ngēm(news)
Ny	ɲ	ɲə	canyon, bunyan	nyù(mother)
O	ɔ	ɔ	orange	ônyù(sky)
P	P	pə	spill, span	pòu(father)
Ph	pʰ	pʰə	pound	phōh(hand)
S	ʃ	ʃə	sound	sā(liver)
Sh	ʃʰ	ʃʰə	shine	shām(mat)
T	t	tə	stop, stand	tòuh(wild pig)
Th	tʰ	tʰə	Thomas	thoi(pumking)
Ts	ts	tsə	cats, hats, pizza	tsēm(salt)
Tsh	Tsʰ	Tsʰə	tshep(kiss)	tshō(traditional basket)
U	ʊ, u	ʊ, u	look, hoop	ûo(goat)
Ü	ə	ə	banana	chǖlám
V	v	və	very	vèu(chicken)
W	w	wə	watt	wā(flour)
Y	j	jə	yellow	yòh(pig)
Glottal(h) is used at the end of the word	ʔ	ʔ stop	Mountain, button, cotton	chāh(through)

Lingala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿɡ/

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case Ng, all caps NG)

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

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• ŋ — very rare shorthand

Romanization

ng (ng⁵ / ng⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㆭ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 唵

ng

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

Usage notes

• 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.

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/ [ŋ]
  • IPA^(key): [n] (in Tūhoe dialect)
  • IPA^(key): [k] (historically in the South Island)

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case Ng, all caps NG)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Māori alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ā ā, E e, Ē ē, H h, I i, Ī ī, K k, M m, N n, O o, Ō ō, P p, R r, T t, U u, Ū ū, W w, Ng ng, Wh wh

Nǀuu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ̩/

• Audio:

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Pronoun

ng

1. (Simple form) first person single pronoun

Nǀuu personal pronouns

			Western dialect				Eastern dialect
			A-form	Simple	Click		A-form	Simple	Click
1st	singular		na	ng	nǀng		nya	ng	nǀng
	plural	inclusive	ca	i	gǀi		ca	i	gǀi
		Exclusive	sa	si	/		sa	si	/
2st	Singular		a	a	gǀa		a	a	gǀa
	Plural		ba	u	gǀu		ba	u	gǀu
3st	singular		kua	ku	/		kua	ku	/
		H-form	ha	ha	/		ha	ha	/
	plural		kina	kin	/		kina	kin	/
		H-form	hna	hn / hng	/		hna	hn / hng	/
Indefinite			ǂa	ǂi	/		ǂa	ǂi	/

Click form: The form used in the question starts with the first or second personal pronouns. It can also be used before the linker(ng).
A-form: The form used in declarative sentence.
H-form: The form often used in possessors, especially stories.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From earlier nang, from Proto-Greater Central Philippine *naN (indefinite object marker). See also ni and ang.

The two-letter spelling originates in a now defunct Spanish language abbreviation convention of drawing a tilde over words with nasal sounds, in this case nang, later rendered variously as ng̃, ñg or n͠g. The complications of typing ⟨ñ⟩, ⟨g̃⟩ or any such combination with tilde using English language typewriters in the American occupation period of the Philippines caused it to be dropped in writing. Compare mga.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naŋ/ [n̪ɐŋ]
• Homophones: nang, na'ng, Ng

Preposition

ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

1. (non-focused core case marker for nouns other than personal names): marks the core participant/s within a clause that is not otherwise focused using the case marker "ang", i.e.:
   1. the patient, undergoer, or theme of the action in actor-trigger verbs

      Bumili ang babae ng bahay.

      The woman bought the/a house.

   2. the agent, doer, or experiencer of the action in patient-trigger verbs

      Binili ng babae ang bahay.

      The/a woman bought the house.

   3. both the agent and patient of the action in oblique-trigger constructions

      Binilhan ng lalaki ng isda ang palengke.

      The/a man bought the/a fish at the market.

      Ibinili ng babae ang lalaki ng bahay.

      The/a woman bought the/a house for the man.

   4. (with verbs of motion): the location or direction treated as the object-like complement of the motion: to, into, towards; from, off of

      Synonym: sa

      Pumasok ng silid si Tatay.

      Dad went into the room.

      Bibiyahe ng Saudi ang kaibigan ko.

      My friend will depart for (to) Saudi.

      Tumawid siya ng kalsada.

      He/she crossed the road.

2. marks possession: of, 's

   kuwento ng bayan ― folklore (literally, “story of the town”)

   bahay ng babae ― the woman's house

Usage notes

• See usage notes at nang.

Alternative forms

• nang — archaic
• n͠g, ng̃, ñg — archaic, Spanish-based spelling

Derived terms

• anang

See also

Tagalog markers

		pivot1 (ang)	non-pivot1
			core (ng)	oblique (sa)
common	singular	ang	ng	sa
	plural	ang mga	ng mga	sa mga
personal	singular	si	ni	kay
	plural / polite	sina	nina	kina

¹ Also known as the direct or focus.

Etymology 2

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 ᜅ (nga).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌʔen ˈdji/ [ˌʔɛn̪ ˈd͡ʒɪ] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌʔen ˈdji/ [ˌʔɛn̪ ˈd̪jɪ] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • Rhymes: -i
  • IPA^(key): /ˈŋa/ [ˈŋa] (letter name, Abakada alphabet)
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /ŋ/ [ŋ] (phoneme)

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case Ng, all caps NG)

1. the sixteenth letter of the Filipino alphabet, called en dyi and written in the Latin script
2. the twelfth letter of the Abakada alphabet, called nga and written in the Latin script

See also

• (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
• g̃

Etymology 3

Adverb

ng

1. alternative form of n.g.

Further reading

• “ng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Tongan

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case Ng, all caps 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 (lower case, upper case Ng, all caps 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

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

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case Ng, all caps 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 n̄ (“I”)