penge

Etymology

Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. Conversion by deliberate coinage from peng (“to ring, clink”) +‎ -e (obsolete present-participle suffix). For the semantic change, compare German Klinge (“blade”) from klingen (“to ring, clink”). In terms of form, a split took place from cognate pengő.^[1] The later slang (adjective) sense may well be a metaphorical reference to the edge of a blade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛŋɡɛ]
• Hyphenation: pen‧ge
• Rhymes: -ɡɛ

Noun

penge (plural pengék)

1. blade (the sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or other tool, a razor blade/sword)

Adjective

penge (comparative pengébb, superlative legpengébb)

1. (slang) sharp, sharp-witted, adept, able

References

Further reading

• penge in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Alternative forms

• peng
• pening, pæning (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse peningr and pengr. Akin to English penny. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *panningaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²pɛŋːə/

Noun

penge m (definite singular pengen, indefinite plural pengar, definite plural pengane)

1. a coin
2. (mostly plural) money

References

• “penge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Contraction of pahingi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpeŋeʔ/ [ˈpɛː.ŋɛʔ]
• Rhymes: -eŋeʔ
• Syllabification: pe‧nge

Interjection

pengè (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜅᜒ) (colloquial)

1. Pronunciation spelling of pahingi.

Further reading

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