-ng

See also:Appendix:Variations of "ng"

Cebuano

Suffix

-ng

1. Contraction ofnga

   bag-o+ngatuig= bag-ongtuig

   New Yearornew year

   patay+ngailaga= patayngilaga

   dead rat

2. Appended to a name or noun to create adiminutiveoraffectionateterm or name

   burikat+ng=buring

   prostitute

   Juana(feminine form ofJuan) +ng= Juaning

   little Juana / dear Juana

   little Johanna / dearJohanna(feminine form of LittleJohn)

   Timothy+ng= Timong

   dear Timothy

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in the after 1416.-n(of debated origin)+‎-g(frequentative verb-forming suffix)

Suffix

-ng

1. (frequentative suffix)Added to averbor less frequently to anounto form a verb denoting a repetitive action. Linking vowels are usually used between the stem and the suffix.

Usage notes

• (frequentative suffix) Variants:

  -ongis added to back-vowel words

  ‎hajol(“to bend”)+ ‎-ng→ ‎hajlong(“to bow repetitively”)

  -engis added to unrounded front-vowel words

  ‎derül(“to clear up”)+ ‎-ng→ ‎dereng(“to dawn; to appear vaguely”)

  -öngis added to rounded front-vowel words

  ‎őrül(“to go insane”)+ ‎-ng→ ‎őrjöng(“to be wild, furious, raging”)

  ‎düh(“fury, rage”)+ ‎-ng→ ‎dühöng(“to be in a raging temper”)

  -angis added to back-vowel words (rare)

  lappang(“to lurk”)

  -ingis added to front-vowel words (rare)

  kering(“to circulate, orbit”)

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Ojibwe

Suffix

-ng

1. A suffix denoting thelocativeform of a noun
2. A suffix denoting the indefinite actor form of an animate intransitive verb (vai)
3. A suffix denoting thethird-person singularconjunct form of a Type 4 transitive inanimate verb (vti4)

See also

• -ang
• -aang
• -d
• -iing
• -ing
• -ong
• -ood

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ŋ/[ŋ]

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• -g—for roots ending in (n)
• -ng-—forcompoundswith precedingstemending in avowel.
• -m-—forcompoundswith initialstemending invowels,but the nextstemstarts with (b) or (p).
• -n-—forcompoundswith precedingstemending in avowel,but nextstemstarts with the letter (d), (s), or (t).
• -g-—forcompoundswith precedingstemending with letter (n).

Ligature

-ng(Baybayin spellingᜅ᜔)

1. Encliticsuffix,connectingadjectivestonounsand vice versa, after words ending invowels,exceptcompound wordswhere the nextstemstarts with the letter (b) or (p).

   Synonyms:na,-g,-ng-,-m-,-n-,-g-

   Magandangbulaklak

   Pretty flower

2. Encliticsuffix,connectingadverbstoverbsand vice versa, after words ending invowels,exceptcompound wordswhere the nextstemstarts with the letter (b) or (p).

   Synonyms:na,-g

   Bigla siyangnagsalita.

   S/he suddenly spoke.

Etymology 2

Possibly fromSpanish-ín.See-ing.

Alternative forms

• -ing—for roots ending in consonants

Suffix

-ng(proper noun-forming suffix,Baybayin spellingᜅ᜔)

1. Diminutivesuffix,used to formdiminutivesofgiven namesending invowels,often one already shortened or with a diminutive suffix.

   Pepeng―little Joseph

   Isang―little Isabel

Derived terms

• Tagalog terms suffixed with -ng

See also

• -ing
• -ito
• -ita
• -oy
• -ay

Uzbek

Suffix

-ng(Cyrillic-нг)

1. Form of-ingafter a noun ending in a vowel.
   • Bu ruchkang.

     "This isyourballpen. "

Yilan Creole

Etymology

From western dialectalJapaneseん(-n,“negative form of verbs”).

Suffix

-ng

1. Irrealisnegation suffix.

Usage notes

• Always preceded bya

Antonyms

• -nay(“realis negation suffix”)

References

• Chien Yuehchen, Shinji Sanada (2011) “Đài Loan の nghi lan クレオールにおける phủ định từ ― “ナイ” と “ン” の 変 dung をめぐって―[Negation in Taiwan’s Yilan Creole: Focusing on -nay and -ng]”,inNgôn ngữ nghiên cứu[Gengo Kenkyu]‎^[1],number140,pages73-87