keng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "keng"

English

Alternative forms

• geng

Etymology

Clipping of chao keng, from Teochew 臭 (cao³, “dirty, ill-reputed”) + 經 / 经 (gêng¹, “to evade; to pass the buck”).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [ˈkeŋ˦]
• Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Verb

keng (usually invariable)

1. (Singapore, Singlish) Synonym of chao keng (“to malinger, to shirk military duties by reporting sick”).

Derived terms

• kengster

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of keng – see 間 (“among; between; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 間).

Icelandic

Noun

keng

1. inflection of kengur:
   1. indefinite accusative singular
   2. indefinite dative singular

Kristang

Etymology

Inherited from Portuguese quem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keŋ/

Pronoun

keng

1. (interrogative) who (what person)
2. (relative) who (the person that)

References

• Ladislav Prištic (2010), Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa (in Kristang), Masaryk University

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæŋ/

Article

keng f pl (negative indefinite article)

1. not a (feminine singular)

   Si ass keng Erzéierin

   She is not a teacher

2. not (plural)

   Si si keng Fräschen, mä Mouken

   They are not frogs, but toads

Declension

Luxembourgish negative articles

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom./acc.	keen	keng	keen	keng
dative	kengem	kenger	kengem	kengen

Further reading

• keng in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Mandarin

Romanization

keng

1. nonstandard spelling of kēng
2. nonstandard spelling of kěng

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.

Uzbek

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kẹ̄ŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keŋ(ɡ)/, [kʰeŋ̟(ɡ̟̊)]

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

keng (comparative kengroq, superlative eng keng)

1. broad, wide
2. vast, spacious
3. extensive, widespread

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɛŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɛŋ˧˧]

Interjection

keng

1. (onomatopoeia) clank; clang; clink

Zou

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kee. Cognate with Mizo kè.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kěːŋ]
• Hyphenation: keng

Noun

ke̋ng

1. leg

Etymology 2

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *keŋ. Cognate with Mizo kéng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kēŋ]
• Hyphenation: keng

Verb

keng (stem II [please provide])

1. (transitive) to carry
2. (transitive) to bring along

References

• Philip Thangliènmâng (2010), Minimal dictionary and Self-tutor Functional Grammar in Zo-English-Hindi, New Delhi: Zoculsin, →ISBN, page 20; 84
• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou (PhD thesis), Canchipur: Manipur University, page 62