among

Alternative forms

• amonge (archaic)
• amoung (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English among, amang, amonge, amange, from Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- +‎ mong (“crowd; group; throng”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”), West Frisian mank (“among”), Dutch mank, maank (“among”), German Low German mank, manken (“among”), dialectal German mang (“among”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmʌŋ/, /əˈmɒŋ/

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• Hyphenation: a‧mong
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Preposition

among

1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)

   How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?

2. Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.

   He is among the few who completely understand the subject.

   • 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:

     All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.

3. Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.

   Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 1:1:

     Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us […]

Anagrams

• Gamon, Mogan, ang mo, goman, mango, ngoma

Etymology

From amo +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔamoŋ/ [ˈʔa.moŋ]
• Hyphenation: a‧mong

Noun

among (Basahan spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜅ᜔)

1. Alternative form of amo (“master; boss”)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧mong

Verb

among

1. to be made or become a collateral damage
2. to implicate; to connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something
3. to drag in

Etymology

Compare Yami among.

Noun

among

1. fish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.mɔŋ/
• Rhymes: -mɔŋ, -ɔŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: a‧mong

Noun

among

1. jewelry in coronation of odonafi

Further reading

• “among” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Romanization

among

1. Romanization of ꦲꦩꦺꦴꦁ

Noun

among

1. party; banquet

Alternative forms

• amang, amonkes, omang
• mang, mong

Etymology

From Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- +‎ mong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmɔnɡ/

Preposition

among

1. among

Adverb

among

1. among

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔamoŋ/ [ˈʔaː.moŋ]
• Rhymes: -amoŋ
• Syllabification: a‧mong

Noun

among (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜅ᜔) (colloquial)

1. priest

   Synonym: pari

2. boss; chief; master

Anagrams

• Magno, maong

Etymology

Compare Ibatan among.

Noun

among

1. fish