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geng

geng

See also: gēng, gěng, and gèng

Fiji Hindi

Noun

geng

  1. Work gang

References

Chinese family name: gěng 耿


Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese göṅ

Alternative forms

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.