English

Proper noun

Ng ‎(plural Ngs)

1. A surname​.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Min Nan Hokkien 黃／黄 (huáng, “N̂g”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɐŋ/

Proper noun

Ng

1. A surname​ of Chinese origin.

See also

• Uy

Welsh

Letter

Ng

1. The 11th letter of the alphabet, preceded by G and followed by H

Translingual

Abbreviation

ng

1. (metrology) Symbol for the nanogram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁹ grams.

See also

• ŋ

Mandarin

Romanization

ng (Zhuyin ㄫ˙)

1. Pinyin transcription of 唵

ng

1. Nonstandard spelling of ńg.
2. Nonstandard spelling of ňg.
3. Nonstandard spelling of ǹg.

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.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ng̃ (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɐŋ/

Preposition

ng

1. Of — objective marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names.

   Kuwento ng bayan‎

   Talk of the town

   Luto ng kusinero‎

   Cooking of the chef

2. To, into, towards — in the direction of; arriving at.

   Pumasok ng silid si Tatay nang may dumating na bisita.‎

   Dad went into his room when visitors had dropped by.

   Bibiyahe ng Saudi ang kaibigan ko para magtrabaho.‎

   My friend will depart for (to) Saudi to work.

See also

• nang

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ng ‎(upper case Ng)

1. The eleventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èng and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin script letters) llythyren; Aa, Bb, Cc, Chch, Dd, Dddd, Ee, Ff, Ffff, Gg, Ngng, Hh, Ii, Jj, Ll, Llll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Phph, Rr, Rhrh, Ss, Tt, Thth, Uu, Ww, Yy