Ng - Wiktionary

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ng"

English

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Etymology

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From various Chinese surnames, including:

• Hokkien 黃 / 黄 (N̂g)
• Cantonese 吳 / 吴 (ng4) and 伍 (ng5)

The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /əŋ/, /ʌŋ/, /ɪŋ/, /ɛŋ/, [ŋ̍]
• (Hong Kong) IPA(key): [ŋ̍], [m̩]
• (Philippines) IPA(key): [nɐŋ]
• (Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore) IPA(key): [(ʔ)əŋ]
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ, -ɪŋ, -ɛŋ

Proper noun

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Ng (plural Ngs)

1. A surname from Chinese.
   1. A surname from Hokkien
   2. A surname from Cantonese

Statistics

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• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ng is the 1,125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 31,210 individuals. Ng is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.2%) individuals.

Anagrams

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• gn, gn., GN

Angami

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Letter

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Ng (upper case, lower case ng, all caps NG)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

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• (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üi üi, A a, Ai ai, I i, Ie ie, U u, Uo uo, E e, Ei ei, O o, Ou ou, K k, Kh kh, G g, Ng ng, C c, Ch ch, J j, Jh jh, Ny ny, T t, Th th, D d, N n, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, Dz dz, P p, Ph ph, B b, M m, Pf pf, Bv bv, Y y, Yh yh, R r, Rh rh, L l, Lh lh, F f, V v, W w, Wh wh, S s, Sh sh, Z z, Zh zh, H h

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Hakka 吳 / 吴 (Ǹg).

Proper noun

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Ng

1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hakka.

Etymology 2

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From Hakka 伍 (Ńg).

Proper noun

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Ng

1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hakka.

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Hokkien 黃 / 黄 (N̂g) or Teochew 黃／黄 (Ng5). Doublet of Ui and Wi.

Proper noun

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Ng

1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien or Teochew.

Kankanaey

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog Ng. Pronunciation is influenced by English N and English G.

Pronunciation

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• (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈʔendji/ [ˈʔen.d͡ʒi̞]
  • Rhymes: -endji
• (phoneme) IPA(key): /ŋ/ [ŋ]

Letter

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Ng (mixed case, upper case NG, lower case ng)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called endyi and written in the Latin script.

See also

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• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

References

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• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016), Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎[1] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

Lingala

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ⁿɡ/

Letter

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Ng (upper case, lower case ng, all caps NG)

1. A letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From the usage of the ⟨ng̃⟩ digraph in the Spanish-based orthography to represent /ŋ/. Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English N and English G.
• Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜅ (nga).

Alternative forms

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• NG

Pronunciation

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• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA(key): /ˌʔen ˈdji/ [ˌʔɛn̪ ˈd͡ʒɪ] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌʔen ˈdji/ [ˌʔɛn̪ ˈd̪jɪ] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • Rhymes: -i
  • IPA(key): /ˈŋa/ [ˈŋa] (letter name, Abakada alphabet)
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA(key): /ŋ/ [ŋ] (phoneme)

Letter

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Ng (upper case, lower case ng, all caps NG)

1. the sixteenth letter of the Filipino alphabet, called en dyi and written in the Latin script
2. the twelfth letter of the Abakada alphabet, called nga and written in the Latin script

See also

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• (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
• G̃

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Hokkien 黃 / 黄 (N̂g). The pronunciation of the surname in Tagalog is influenced by the word, ng.

Pronunciation

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• (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /naŋ/ [n̪ɐŋ]
• Homophones: ng, nang, na'ng

Proper noun

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Ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

See also

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• Huang
• Hwang
• Uy
• Wee
• Wong

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from English Ng, from Cantonese 吳 / 吴 (ng4). The pronunciation of the surname in Tagalog is influenced by the word, ng.

Pronunciation

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• (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /naŋ/ [n̪ɐŋ]
• Homophones: ng, nang, na'ng

Proper noun

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Ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

See also

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• Go
• Ngo
• Wu

Further reading

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• “Ng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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• (standard) IPA(key): /ɛŋ/
  • (informal) IPA(key): /ŋ(ː)/

Letter

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Ng (upper case, lower case ng, all caps NG)

1. The eleventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called eng and written in the Latin script; preceded by G and followed by H.

See also

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• (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à,  â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)

Mutation

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• Ng is the nasal mutation of G and cannot be mutated itself.

Further reading

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• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “Ng”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies