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The name of the Latin script letter Ŋ/ŋ, formed by combining the letters n and g, used…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.
Meaning
2 sensesThe 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.
The velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.
энгeng
Translations
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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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