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Webster 1913 Edition


Pung

Pung

,
Noun.
[Etymol. uncertain.]
A kind of plain sleigh drawn by one horse; originally, a rude oblong box on runners.
[U.S.]
Sledges or
pungs
, coarsely framed of split saplings, and surmounted with a large crockery crate.
Judd.
They did not take out the
pungs
to-day.
E. E. Hale.

Definition 2024


pung

pung

See also: pu̇ng

English

Noun

pung (plural pungs)

  1. (US, Canada) A low box-like sleigh designed to be pulled by one horse.

Etymology 2

Noun

pung (plural pungs)

  1. A set of three identical tiles in the game of mahjong.

Aromanian

Verb

pung

  1. Alternative form of pungu

Chuukese

Adjective

pung

  1. right, correct, just

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse pungr.

Noun

pung c (singular definite pungen, plural indefinite punge)

  1. purse (small bag for carrying money)
  2. (anatomy) scrotum
  3. (zoology) a pouch in marsupials where it rears its young infants during early infancy

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • pungabe c
  • pungbrok n or c
  • pungdyr n
  • punge
  • pungmejse c
  • pungrotte c

Inflection


Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *poŋka (tuber, boil, unevenness), along with Hungarian bog.

Noun

pung (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. bud

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.


Icelandic

Noun

pung

  1. indefinite accusative singular of pungur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse pungr

Noun

pung m (definite singular pungen, indefinite plural punger, definite plural pungene)

  1. a pouch (including of marsupials)
  2. a purse (pengepung)
  3. (anatomy) a scrotum

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse pungr

Noun

pung m (definite singular pungen, indefinite plural pungar, definite plural pungane)

  1. a pouch (including of marsupials)
  2. a purse (pengepung)
  3. (anatomy) a scrotum

Derived terms

References


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish punger, from Old Norse pungr, origin unknown.

Noun

pung c

  1. purse; a small bag made by leather or fabric, used to keep small items.
  2. scrotum
  3. a pouch in marsupials where it rears its young infants during early infancy

Declension

Inflection of pung 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pung pungen pungar pungarna
Genitive pungs pungens pungars pungarnas

Synonyms

Derived terms