leng

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɛŋ/ Rhymes: -ɛŋ === Adjective === leng (comparative lenger, superlative lengest) (MLE) Synonym of peng (“attractive, excellent”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === leng (countable and uncountable, plural lengs) (MLE, countable) A gun. (MLE) An attractive woman or women. === Anagrams === Gen'l, glen, gen'l, Genl, Engl, Glen, NELG, Engl., genl == Cimbrian == === Etymology === From Middle High German legen, from Old High German legen, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną (“to lay”). Cognate with German legen, English lay. === Verb === leng (auxiliary håm) (Luserna) to lay ==== Related terms ==== leng å === References === Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == Dutch == === Etymology === Related to English ling, Old Norse langa. Likely derives from the same root as lang (“long”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɛŋ/ === Noun === leng m (plural lengen, diminutive lengetje n) common ling (Molva molva) === Further reading === leng on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Hungarian == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlɛŋɡ] Hyphenation: leng Rhymes: -ɛŋɡ === Verb === leng (intransitive) to swing, oscillate, sway, rock ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (With verbal prefixes): ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === leng in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Makasar == === Etymology === From Dutch lijm (“glue”). Compare Indonesian lem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleŋ/, [ˈlẽŋ] Hyphenation: leng === Noun === leng (Lontara spelling ᨒᨙ or 𑻮𑻵, definite lenga, 3rd person possessive lenna) glue Synonym: parakkaʼ ==== Compounds ==== === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /leŋ/ Rhymes: -eŋ === Noun === leng (Jawi spelling ليݞ, uncountable) (units of measure) A traditional Malay unit of volume, equivalent to an imperial pint. === Further reading === "leng" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Mandarin == === Romanization === leng nonstandard spelling of lēng nonstandard spelling of léng nonstandard spelling of lěng nonstandard spelling of lèng ==== Usage notes ==== Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone. == Middle English == === Noun === leng (County Durham) alternative form of lenge (“ling”) == Mochica == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /leŋ/ === Noun === leng water ==== Synonyms ==== là === References === José Antonio Salas, Diccionario mochica-castellano, castellano-mochica (2002) == Northern Kurdish == === Etymology === From Proto-Iranian *langa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *langa- (“lame”). Confer Persian لنگ (leng, “lame; leg”), Central Kurdish لەنگ (leng), Sanskrit लङ्ग (laṅga, “lame”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɛŋɡ/ === Adjective === leng (Arabic spelling لەنگ) lame, limping Synonym: topal (literal and figurative) awkward === Noun === leng m (Arabic spelling لەنگ) alternative form of ling (“leg; foot”) ==== Declension ==== === References === Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “leng I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 441 Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “leng II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 441 == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *langi, from Proto-Germanic *langiz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lenj/, [lend͡ʒ] === Adverb === lenġ longer (comparative degree of lange) late 10th century, Ælfric, "Ash-Wednesday" c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 6:66 == Zazaki == === Etymology === Related to Persian لنگ (lang). === Adjective === leng lame limping == Zou == === Noun === leng pigeon ==== References ==== Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou (PhD thesis), Canchipur: Manipur University, page 45