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 (uppercase Ng)

1. A letter of the Avokaya alphabet.

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

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/, /ŋɡ/, /ɲ/, /ɲɟ/

Letter

ng (upper case nG)

1. A digraph in Irish orthography

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)

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]‎ (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

Lingala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿɡ/

Letter

ng (upper case 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.

Maori

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ng (upper case Ng)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Maori 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. (indirect or object marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names)

   Kinain ng pusa ang isda.

   The/a cat ate the fish.

   Kumain ng isda ang pusa.

   The cat ate the/a fish.

2. of; marks possession

   kuwento ng bayan ― story of the town

   luto ng kusinero ― cooking of the chef

3. 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.

Alternative forms

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

Derived terms

• anang

See also

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 / polite	sina	nina	kina

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)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called en dyi and written in the Latin script.
2. The twelfth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (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, Manila, 2018.

Tongan

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ng (upper case 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 (upper case 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 (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)

Yoruba

Pronoun

ng

1. archaic spelling of n̄ (“I”)