ng

Symbol

ng

1. (metrology) Symbol for nanogram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁹ grams.
2. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Ndonga.

See also

• ŋ

Noun

ng

1. (Internet) Initialism of newsgroup; also NG.

Anagrams

• gn, gn., GN

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡ/

Letter

ng (uppercase Ng)

1. A letter of the Avokaya alphabet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡ/

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case Ng)

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

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key): /ŋ/, /ŋɡ/, /ɲ/, /ɲɟ/

Letter

ng (upper case nG)

1. A digraph in Irish orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog ng. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English n and English g.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ng (lower case, upper case Ng)

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

References

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿɡ/

Letter

ng (upper case Ng)

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

Alternative forms

• ŋ — very rare shorthand

Romanization

ng (ng⁵ / ng⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㆭ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 唵

ng

1. Nonstandard spelling of ńg.
2. Nonstandard spelling of ňg.
3. Nonstandard spelling of ǹg.

Etymology 1

From earlier nang, from Proto-Greater Central Philippine *naN (indefinite object marker). See also ni and ang.

The two-letter spelling originates in a now defunct Spanish language abbreviation convention of drawing a tilde over words with nasal sounds, in this case nang, later rendered variously as ng̃, ñg or n͠g. The complications of typing ⟨ñ⟩, ⟨g̃⟩ or any such combination with tilde using English language typewriters in the American occupation period of the Philippines, caused it to be dropped in writing. Compare mga.

Etymology 2

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).

Etymology 3

Further reading

• “ng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Pronunciation

• (letter) IPA^(key): /ŋa/
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ng (upper case Ng)

1. The tenth letter of the Tongan alphabet, called nga and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, E e, F f, H h, I i, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ng ng, O o, P p, S s, T t, U u, V v, ʻ

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ng (upper case Ng)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, X x, Y y, Z z, Oʻ oʻ, Gʻ gʻ, Sh sh, Ch ch, Ng ng

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (standard) IPA^(key): /ɛŋ/
  • (letter name): (informal) IPA^(key): /ŋ(ː)/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ng (upper case Ng)

1. The eleventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called eng and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (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)

Pronoun

ng

1. Archaic spelling of n̄ (“I”).