Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

png

/ˌpiːɛnˈd͡ʒiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: png
IPA: /ˌpiːɛnˈd͡ʒiː/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of PNG; Portable Network Graphics, an open protocol for digital images.

noun

A Portable Network Graphics file.

noun

A spritesheet, in PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format, containing all sprites used for a VTuber's avatar.

noun

Initialism of persona non grata.

verb

To declare someone a persona non grata.

Transitive verb

name

Initialism of Portable Network Graphics.

name

Initialism of Papua New Guinea.

name

A surname from Hokkien.

Example Sentences

"After my cover blew up I was PNGed."
"It is a great honour and privilege for me to address the participants of this conference – a landmark event taking place in PNG this month."

Etymology

From Hokkien 方 (Png).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

pngs (plural) PNGs (present, singular) PNGing (participle, present) PNGed (participle, past) PNGed (past)

Derived Forms

.png APNG PNGTuber

Phrases

fake PNG Portable Network Graphics

Frequently Paired Words

JNG MNG ANG Portable Network Graphics GIF

Rhymes With

being something thing bring thinking king spring ring wing sing string swing

Questions

How do you pronounce png?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpiːɛnˈd͡ʒiː/.
What does png mean?: Alternative letter-case form of PNG; Portable Network Graphics, an open protocol for digital images.
Where does png come from?: From Hokkien 方 (Png).

How to pronounce png

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