Etymology

ng

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Today it means: A surname from Hokkien Full definition →

Hokkien 黃 /黄 ← Cantonese 吳 /吴
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Ng · proper noun1

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from吳 /吴
  2. Hokkien · borrowed from黃 /黄
  3. English todayNg

From various Chinese surnames, including: * Hokkien 黃 /黄 (N̂g) * Cantonese 吳 /吴 (ng⁴) and 伍 (ng⁵) The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

NG · noun, adjective, proper noun2

Abbreviation. * no good: attested in The Comprehensive Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1909) and in Students’ Edition of a Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1915).

Words from the same roots

Hokkien黃 all →

Uy

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