Meaning

2 senses
  1. The name of the Latin script letter Ŋ/ŋ, formed by combining the letters n and g, used in the IPA, Sami, Mende, and some Australian aboriginal languages.

  2. The velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.

    энгeng

Translations

1 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
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Origin

Probably created by analogy with other names for nasal consonants em (m) and en (n).

Probably created by analogy with other names for nasal consonants em (m) and en (n).

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Forms

plural: engs
Singulareng
Pluralengs

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

2 related words
Derivedfengheng

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
eng — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto