dwang

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch dwang, from Middle Dutch dwanc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dwæŋ/ Rhymes: -æŋ === Noun === dwang (plural dwangs) (carpentry, Scotland, New Zealand) A horizontal timber (or steel) section used in the construction of a building. A large metal crowbar. === References === “dwang”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Achang == === Etymology === From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dV-waŋ. === Pronunciation === (Myanmar) /dwaŋ˧/ (Lianghe) [tuŋ³¹] (Longchuan) [tɔŋ³¹] (Luxi) [tuaŋ⁵¹] (Xiandao) [tʐoŋ³¹] === Noun === dwang hole ==== Derived terms ==== lop dwang === Further reading === Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[1], Payap University, page 28 == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch dwanc, from Old Dutch *thwang, from Proto-West Germanic *þwangi, from Proto-Germanic *þwangiz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dʋɑŋ/ Hyphenation: dwang Rhymes: -ɑŋ === Noun === dwang m (uncountable, no diminutive) coercion, compulsion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== dwingen ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: dwang Negerhollands: twang → Indonesian: paksaan (semantic loan) ==== Further reading ==== M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]