deng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "deng"

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dʰingʷ-u, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, fix”).

Noun

deng m

1. a sack crammed with things, pile (of objects)

Related terms

• dëng
• dëngla

Further reading

• “deng”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Shortening of Indonesian dengan (“with”) and Malay dengan (“with”). Perhaps merged with Indonesian dan (“and”) and Malay dan (“and”) for the first sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deŋ/

Conjunction

deng

1. and

Preposition

deng

1. with

References

• D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998), Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎^[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦝꦶꦁ (dhing, “truly; actually”).

Adverb

deng

1. (colloquial) indicates a correction from a preceding assumption

   Synonym: deh

   "Dia bukannya sekolah ya, kemaren?"
   "Eh, kirain dia sakit?"
   "Eh, iya deng, dia sakit ternyata."

   "Wasn't he at school yesterday?"
   "Huh, I thought he was sick?"
   "Oh, yeah actually, he was indeed sick."

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese တိုင်း (tuing:).

Noun

deng

1. mile

References

• Kurabe, Keita (31 December 2016), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎^[2], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deŋ/, [deŋ]
• Rhymes: -eŋ

Pronoun

deng

1. second-person singular possessive pronoun, nominative or accusative case, feminine or plural object: your

   Deng Fra ass ganz schéin

   Your wife is very pretty

See also

Luxembourgish possessive pronouns

				nominative / accusative				dative
				singular possessum			plural possessum	singular possessum			plural possessum
				m	f	n		m	f	n
singular possessor	1st person			mäin	meng	mäin	meng	mengem	menger	mengem	mengen
	2nd person	informal		däin	deng	däin	deng	dengem	denger	dengem	dengen
		formal		Ären	Är	Äert	Är	Ärem	Ärer	Ärem	Ären
	3rd person		m or n	säin	seng	säin	seng	sengem	senger	sengem	sengen
			f	hiren	hir	hiert	hir	hirem	hirer	hirem	hiren
plural possessor	1st person			eisen	eis	eist	eis	eisem	eiser	eisem	eisen
	2nd person			ären	är	äert	är	ärem	ärer	ärem	ären
	3rd person			hiren	hir	hiert	hir	hirem	hirer	hirem	hiren

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeŋ/, [ˈdẽŋ]
• Hyphenation: deng

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch duim (“thumb; inch”).

Noun

deng (Lontara spelling ᨉᨙ or 𑻧𑻵, definite denga, 3rd person possessive denna)

1. an inch (used as a unit of measurement for planks or horses)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch deeg (“dough”).

Noun

deng (Lontara spelling ᨉᨙ or 𑻧𑻵, definite denga, 3rd person possessive denna)

1. sourdough; yeast
2. (cooking) an alternative ingredient used instead of palm sugar (balloʼ teʼne) for preparing buludereʼ (a type of cake)

Etymology 3

Clipping of daeng.

Noun

deng (Lontara spelling ᨉᨙ or 𑻧𑻵, definite denga, 3rd person possessive denna)

1. (abbreviation) daeng (used specifically in compounds or combined forms)

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Mandarin

Romanization

deng

1. nonstandard spelling of dēng
2. nonstandard spelling of děng
3. nonstandard spelling of dèng

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mokilese

Etymology 1

Noun

deng

1. crotch

Declension

Possessive forms of deng (tightly inalienable)

singular possessor	first person		dengeioa
	second person		dengemwen
	third person		denge
dual possessors	first person inclusive		dengesa
	first person exclusive		dengema
	second person		dengemwa
	third person		dengera
plural possessors	first person inclusive		dengesai
	first person exclusive		dengemai
	second person		dengemwai
	third person		dengerai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive		dengehs
	first person exclusive		dengemi
	second person		dengemwi
	third person		dengehr
construct form			dengen

Etymology 2

Verb

deng

1. (stative) to be taut

Derived terms

• kadenge

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary‎^[3], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 50

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Most likely an onomatopoeia, mimicking the loud banging sound(of drums and such). Compare Baluchi دنگ (dong).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛŋɡ

Noun

deng m

1. voice

   Synonym: sewt

2. sound, noise

Sarawak Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deŋ/

Noun

deng

1. A title of address for a romantic partner, equivalent to English dear and honey.

   Deng, rah sine mok makan malam tok?

   Honey, where are we eating tonight?

Welsh

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Cardinal: deg, (before a nasal or optionally a vowel) deng     Ordinal: degfed     Ordinal abbreviation: 10fed
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Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /deːŋ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɛŋ/

Numeral

deng

1. (cardinal number) alternative form of deg (“ten”)

Usage notes

• Used before blynedd, blwydd, nouns beginning with m or n, and optionally before diwrnod and nouns beginning with a vowel. Triggers nasal mutation of b and d.
• deng mlynedd ― ten years
• deng mlwydd ― ten years old
• deng milltir ― ten miles
• deng niwrnod (or) deg diwrnod ― ten days
• deng awr (or) deg awr ― ten hours

Mutation

Mutated forms of deng

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
deng	ddeng	neng	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Zhuang

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From a really old form of 正?”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /teːŋ˨˦/
• Tone numbers: deng¹
• Hyphenation: deng

Adjective

deng (1957–1982 spelling deŋ)

1. right, correct
   • 2024 March 6, 覃海恋, “浅谈汉壮翻译中“受”的译法”, in Gvangjsih Minzcuz Bau [Chinese: 广西民族报]‎^[4]:

     Mwngz gangj deng lo.

     You said it right.

Particle

deng (1957–1982 spelling deŋ)

1. Used as a passive marker before a verb; be, get.
   • 2025 December 17, Siuh Veihyoz [Chinese: 肖卫学], “Ra Gaiq Fwed Dauqma”, in Cwz Fanghdingz, transl., Gvangjsih Minzcuz Bau [Chinese: 广西民族报]‎^[5], number 3698:

     Roegcuhvanz daeuj daengz, ruzvatsa daj neix couh deng gveng youq gwnz aijsa lizsij lo.

     [original: 一只朱鹮从远处的江面飞来，越过斑嘴鸭和苍鹭头顶，落到我面前的一堆卵石上。]

     When the partridge bird arrived, from here on the stone raft was fixed upon the rocky sandbar of history.