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Old Englishon
Proto-Indo-European*ḱe-
Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
Proto-Germanic*ga-
Proto-West Germanic*ga-
Old Englishġe-
Old Englishmang
Old Englishġemang
Old Englishonġemang
Old Englishamang
Middle Englishamong
Englishamong

    FromMiddle Englishamong,amang,amonge,amange, fromOld Englishamang,onġemang, equivalent toa- +‎mong(crowd; group; throng). Cognate withSaterland Frisianmonk,monken(among),West Frisianmank(among),Dutchmank,maank(among),German Low Germanmank,manken(among), dialectalGermanmang(among).

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    among

    1. Denotes amingling orintermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note atamidst.)
      How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never livedamong them?
    2. Denotes abelonging of a person or a thing to a group.
      He isamong the few who completely understand the subject.
    3. Denotes asharing of acommon feature in a group.
      Lactose intolerance is commonamong people of Asian heritage.

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    • For the comparison ofamong withbetween, see the usage notes inbetween.
    • Many Americans view "amongst" as an archaic/Commonwealth variant, and use "among" exclusively.

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    mingling or intermixing
    belonging to a group

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    Bikol Central

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    Etymology

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    Fromamo +‎-ng.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈʔamoŋ/ [ˈʔa.moŋ]
    • Hyphenation:a‧mong

    Noun

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    among (Basahan spellingᜀᜋᜓᜅ᜔)

    1. alternative form ofamo(master; boss)

    Cebuano

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    • Hyphenation:a‧mong

    Verb

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    among

    1. to be made orbecome acollateral damage
    2. toimplicate; toconnect orinvolve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something
    3. todrag in

    Ibatan

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    Etymology

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    CompareYamiamong.

    Noun

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    among

    1. fish

    Indonesian

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    (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.).

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    among

    1. jewelry incoronation ofodonafi

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    Javanese

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    Romanization

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    among

    1. romanization ofꦲꦩꦺꦴꦁ

    Lubuagan Kalinga

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    Noun

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    among

    1. party;banquet

    Middle English

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    Etymology tree
    Old Englishon
    Proto-Indo-European*ḱe-
    Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
    Proto-Germanic*ga-
    Proto-West Germanic*ga-
    Old Englishġe-
    Old Englishmang
    Old Englishġemang
    Old Englishonġemang
    Old Englishamang
    Middle Englishamong

      FromOld Englishamang,onġemang, equivalent toa- +‎mong.

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      among

      1. among

      Adverb

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      among

      1. among

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      Tagalog

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      Etymology

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      Fromamo +‎-ng.

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      among (Baybayin spellingᜀᜋᜓᜅ᜔)(colloquial)

      1. priest
        Synonym:pari
      2. boss;chief;master
        Synonym:amo

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      • among”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila,2018.

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      Yami

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      Etymology

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      CompareIbatanamong.

      Noun

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      among

      1. fish
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