geng

See also: Geng, gēng, gěng, and gèng

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete”), from Proto-Germanic *gantaz (“whole, healthy; all, complete”). Cognate with German ganz.

Adverb

geng

  1. (Gressoney) always

References
  • “geng” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English gang.

Chinese family name: 耿 (gěng)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡeːnɡ/

Noun

geng

  1. Work gang

References

Chinese family name: gěng 耿

Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Javanese göṅ

Adjective

geng

  1. (literary, polite) big
  2. (literary, polite) large
  3. (literary, polite) great

Mandarin

Romanization

geng

  1. Nonstandard spelling of gēng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of gěng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of gèng.

Usage notes
  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
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