Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ng

/əŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: ng
IPA: /əŋ/

3

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of newsgroup; also NG.

name

A surname from Chinese.

name

A surname from Chinese.

noun

Initialism of natural gas.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of nitroglycerine (nitroglycerin).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of newsgroup.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of narrow gauge.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of necrotizing gingivitis.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Could someone please re-post the FAQ to the NG?"
"Pharyngeal NG infections can contribute to the sustained transmission of gonorrhea as pharyngeal infections are often asymptomatic, can persists, and remain undiagnosed."
"For instance M'Auley's down there: n. g. as position. Of course if they ran a tramline along the North Circular from the cattle market to the quays value would go up like a shot."

Etymology

From various Chinese surnames, including: * Hokkien 黃 /黄 (N̂g) * Cantonese 吳 /吴 (ng⁴) and 伍 (ng⁵) The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

Origin

Source language: Chinese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 黃, 吳

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ngs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

LNG CNG

Synonyms

🆖 nanogram

Rhymes With

eng feng cheng peng deng meng jeong zheng sheng seng teng leong

Questions

How do you pronounce ng?: The recorded pronunciation is /əŋ/.
What does ng mean?: Initialism of newsgroup; also NG.
Where does ng come from?: It is traced to Chinese.

How to pronounce ng

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