Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keng

[ˈkeŋ˦]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: keng
IPA: [ˈkeŋ˦]

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of chao keng (“to malinger, to shirk military duties by reporting sick”).

Etymology

Clipping of chao keng, from Teochew 臭 (cao³, “dirty, ill-reputed”) + 經 /经 (gêng¹, “to evade; to pass the buck”).

Word Breakdown

Root: 臭

Inflected Forms

geng (alternative)

Derived Forms

kengster

Synonyms

chao keng

Rhymes With

ng eng feng peng meng sheng gauteng leng geng dreng skeng sneng

Questions

How do you pronounce keng?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈkeŋ˦].
What does keng mean?: Synonym of chao keng (“to malinger, to shirk military duties by reporting sick”).
Where does keng come from?: Clipping of chao keng, from Teochew 臭 (cao³, “dirty, ill-reputed”) + 經 /经 (gêng¹, “to evade; to pass the buck”).

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