geng

See also: Geng, gēng, gěng, gèng, gäng, and ging

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• ganza, génh

Etymology

From Middle High German ganz, from Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, healthy; all, complete”).

Adverb

geng

1. (Gressoney) always

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English gang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeːnɡ/

Noun

geng

1. Work gang

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary

Indonesian

Etymology

From English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang (“a journey; way; passage”), from Proto-Germanic *gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step; stride”). Doublet of gang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛŋ/
• Hyphenation: gèng

Noun

gèng (plural geng-geng)

1. (colloquial) gang, a company of persons with distinct identity.
2. (colloquial) gang, a company of persons, especially criminals.

Verb

geng

1. to form a gang group

Further reading

• “geng” 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.

Javanese

Alternative forms

• agung

Etymology

From Old Javanese göṅ.

Adjective

geng

1. (literary, polite) big
2. (literary, polite) large
3. (literary, polite) great

Malay

Etymology

From English gang.

Noun

geng (Jawi spelling ݢيڠ, plural geng-geng, informal 1st possessive gengku, 2nd possessive gengmu, 3rd possessive gengnya)

1. a group or organisation of criminals.
2. (colloquial) a band or club of friends.

Derived terms

• geng baju merah (informal, derogatory, UMNO party members)
• geng bawang (informal, Malaysian cyberwarriors)
• geng plastik hitam (informal, people arrested for violating the Ramadan fast)
• geng pelangi (derogatory, an LGBT advocacy group)

Further reading

• “geng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mandarin

Romanization

geng

1. Nonstandard spelling of gēng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of gěng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of gèng.

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.

Middle English

Noun

geng

1. Alternative form of genge (“band”)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeːnɡ/, [jeːŋɡ]

Verb

ġēng

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of gangan

Old Norse

Adjective

geng

1. inflection of gengr:
   1. nominative singular feminine
   2. nominative/accusative plural neuter

Verb

geng

1. first-person singular present indicative active of ganga

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /keːŋ˨˦/
• Tone numbers: geng¹
• Hyphenation: geng

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *k.reːŋᴬ (“hard”). Cognate with Thai แข็ง (kɛ̌ng), Northern Thai ᨡᩯ᩠ᨦ or ᨡᩯᩢ᩠ᨦ, Lao ແຂງ (khǣng), Lü ᦶᦃᧂ (ẋaeng), Tai Dam ꪵꪄꪉ, Shan ၶႅင် (khěng), Tai Nüa ᥑᥦᥒᥴ (xáeng), Phake ၵိင် (khiṅ), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khiṅ), Sapa xeŋᴬ¹, Bouyei jeengl, Saek เถรี่ยง (“hard”) and แข้ง (“tight; tense”).

Adjective

geng (Sawndip forms ⿰石𦍑[2] or 殭[2] or 膙[2], 1957–1982 spelling geŋ)

1. hard

Etymology 2

From Chinese 庚 (MC kaeng).

Noun

geng (Sawndip form 庚, 1957–1982 spelling geŋ)

1. the seventh of the ten heavenly stems

See also

• (Chinese heavenly stems) diengan; gyap, iet, bingj, ding, fouh, geij, geng, sin, nyaemz, gveiq ^{(Category: za:Chinese heavenly stems)}