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nang (pluralnangs)
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A metal bulb filled withnitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.
- Synonym:whippet
1996 March 5, Justin O'Brien, “how long before you peak on acid?”, inalt.drugs (Usenet):I reckon the thing that brings on a trip the quickest is definitly[sic] anang (nitrous oxide bulb) while listening to REALLY intense music
1998 October 18, “noise” fromhello.net.au andstart.net.au, “H ?”, inalt.drugs.hard (Usenet):"helicopters" these days refers to those silly hats with propellers on top, which come with a free ounce of smack at any local K-mart.[sic] Y'know, next to thenangs (or bulbs - nitrous oxide for whipped cream).
Multicultural London English, fromJamaican English, fromJamaican Creolenyanga, potentially from West African languages, such asMendenyanga(“ostentation; showing off”) orHausayanga(“boastfulness”).
nang (comparativemorenang,superlativemostnang)
- (UK, slang, chiefly MLE)excellent;awesome;masterful; deeply satisfying.
That was wellnang!
2016 December 9, Adam Boult, quoting Elijah Quashie, “These brilliant videos about London's takeaway chicken shops are a YouTube hit”, inThe Daily Telegraph[1]:The wings were seriously a peng ting. The chips werenang. Burger was sick – the assembly was on point. The fillet was a serious ting – the thickness was there. Bossman did well.
Borrowed fromJavanesenang, a variation ofning.
nang
- which((relative) who, whom, what)
nang
- shrimp(decapod crustacean)
nang (Basahan spellingᜈᜅ᜔)
- Alternative form ofnan(“and”)
nang
- heaven
FromProto-Sino-Tibetan*na-ŋ(“thou”).
nang
- thou,you (singular)
FromProto-Kuki-Chin*naŋ, fromProto-Sino-Tibetan*naŋ(“thou”). Cognates includeBurmeseနင်(nang).
nang
- thou,you (singular)
Khumi Chin personal pronouns
- R. Shafer (1944) “Khimi Grammar and Vocabulary”, inBulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, volume11, number 2, page425
- K. E. Herr (2011)The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin[2], Payap University, page44
FromProto-Sino-Tibetan*naŋ(“thou”).
nang (dualnanai,pluralnaliu)
- you
nang
- Nonstandard spelling ofnāng.
- Nonstandard spelling ofnáng.
- Nonstandard spelling ofnǎng.
- Nonstandard spelling ofnàng.
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
FromProto-Kuki-Chin*naŋ, fromProto-Sino-Tibetan*na-ŋ(“thou”).
nang
- thou,you (singular)
cf.Ojibweanang
nang anim
- star
Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001)Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page117
nang (Baybayin spellingᜈᜅ᜔)
- when, at the time of (referring to past events)
Natutulog na ang mga batanang dumating kami.- The children were already sleepingwhen we came.
- for,so that,in order to
- Synonyms:para,upang
Bilisan monang makahabol ka pa!- Hurryso that you can still catch up!
nang (Baybayin spellingᜈᜅ᜔)
- combination ofna and-ng;more;already
Walanang ibang hahanapin pa.- There is nomore else to find.
- used to connect adverbs of manner or degree to the word they modify
Tumakbonang mabilis ang bata.- The child ran fast.
- used to connect repeated verbs
Tumakbonang tumakbo ang bata hanggang siya'y napagod.- The child ran and ran until he became tired.
- Nang is often confused withng. According to theManwal sa Masinop na Pagsulat (Manual on Orthography) by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (Commission on the Filipino Language),nang is used only in the five definitions stated above andng is used elsewhere.Nang is also confused withna'ng, the contraction ofna andang, wherein the apostrophe is often omitted.
nang (Baybayin spellingᜈᜅ᜔)
- Archaic spelling ofng.
- “nang”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila,2018
FromProto-Kuki-Chin*naŋ, fromProto-Sino-Tibetan*naŋ.
nang
- you (singular)
- Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip
Sino-Vietnamese word from囊.
nang
- follicle
FromProto-Vietic*p-naːŋ. Cognate withThavungpənaːŋ¹.Doublet oftân lang.
Related toEastern Katupanang,Malaypinang,Rademnang,Bihpinang,Chinese檳榔 /槟榔(bīngláng). Due to the extremely limited distribution of this word in Austroasiatic (Vietic, Katuic) and Austronesian (Malayo-Chamic), it is difficult to trace the exact source. The Chinese word is obviously a loan, most likely from an Austronesian language.
(classifiercây) nang
- (obsolete)areca
- Synonym:cau
Survives as a fossil inmonang(“arecaspathe”).
nang
- toknow
