étang

== French == === Etymology === Derived from the Old French verb estanchier, through an earlier form estanc. Unrelated to Latin stāgnum (“pond”), which influenced the change in spelling from ⟨c⟩ to ⟨g⟩. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.tɑ̃/ Homophone: étant === Noun === étang m (plural étangs) pond (small lake, often shallow) lagoon (especially on the Mediterranean coast) Étang de Thau ― Thau Lagoon === Further reading === “étang”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === agent, gante, ganté, géant, gênât == Sundanese == === Verb === étang (Sundanese script ᮆᮒᮀ) to count