jeng
Chinese
Etymology
Irregular romanisation of 正 (zeng3).
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zeng3
- Yale: jeng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzeng3
- Guangdong Romanization: zéng3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɛːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
jeng
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) attractive; beautiful; awesome; fantastic
Javanese
| Javanese writing system | |
|---|---|
| Carakan | ꦗꦼꦁ |
| Pegon | |
| Roman | jeng |
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese jöṅ (“foot”), possibly from Austroasiatic. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟuŋ ~ *ɟuəŋ ~ *ɟəŋ (“leg, foot”), whence Khmer ជើង (cəəng), Bahnar jơ̆ng and Mon ဇိုၚ် (juiṅ).
Noun
jeng
- (literary) foot
References
- "jeng" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Cognate with Persian زنگ (zang) / ژنگ (žang, “rust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒɛŋɡ/
Noun
| Central Kurdish | ژەنگ (jeng) |
|---|
jeng ? (Arabic spelling ژەنگ)
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɟəŋ˧/
Noun
jeng
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40