beng

See also: BEng, béng, bèng, bēng, běng, B.Eng., B. Eng., and bêng

Albanian

Alternative forms

benk — Gheg
plural: bengë

Etymology

From Gheg benk, from Bavarian Pienk (“finch”).^[1]

Noun

beng m (plural bengje, definite bengu, definite plural bengjet)

golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
Synonym: afçë
(dialectal) necklace made of gold or precious stones
(dialectal) mole (on the body)

Declension

Declension of beng

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beng	bengu	bengje	bengjet
accusative	beng	bengun	bengje	bengjet
dative	bengu	bengut	bengjeve	bengjeve
ablative	bengu	bengut	bengjesh	bengjeve

References

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “beng”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 21

Angloromani

Alternative forms

bang, benga, bengla, bing

Etymology

Inherited from Romani beng.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [beŋɡ], [bɛŋ], [ˈbeŋɡ], [beŋ]

Noun

beng

(theology) devil^[1]
Synonym: buri bangel

Adjective

beng

bad,^[2] evil^[3]

Derived terms

References

^ “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎^[1], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on April 18, 2021, page 43
^ “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎^[2], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on April 18, 2021, page 11
^ “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎^[3], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on November 23, 2021, page 50

Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

beng

frog

References

Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎^[5], Bangladesh: University of Michigan

Kalo Finnish Romani

Etymology 1

Noun

beng m

(theology) devil, the Evil One
Synonyms: bengeskiiro, ilakoon

Etymology 2

Noun

beng m

penny

References

“beng” in Finnish Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Mandarin

Romanization

beng

Nonstandard spelling of bēng.
Nonstandard spelling of béng.
Nonstandard spelling of běng.
Nonstandard spelling of bèng.

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.

Rohingya

Alternative forms

𐴁𐴠𐴚 (beng) — Hanifi Rohingya script

Noun

beng (Hanifi spelling 𐴁𐴠𐴚)

frog

Romani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग (vyaṅga, “spotted; frog”).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Noun

beng m (accusative benges, nominative plural benga, accusative plural bengen)

(theology) devil^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Descendants

Angloromani: beng, bang, benga, bengla, bing
→ Czech: bengo
→ Romanian: benga

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vyàṅga2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 704
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “beng”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 24b
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Milena Hübschmannová (2003 June) “Beng (Devil)”, in ROMBASE Cultural Database‎^[4], Prague, Czech Republic, archived from the original on 19 August 2021
^ Marcel Courthiade (2009) “o beng, -es m. -a, -en”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 78b
^ Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “beng, ～a”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 146b

Sinte Romani

Alternative forms

benk

Noun

beng m

(theology) devil
Synonyms: džungelo, fusuj
dragon
thief

References

“beng” in Sinte Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English bank.

Noun

beng

bank

Welsh Romani

Alternative forms

bong, bonk

Noun

beng m

(theology) devil
Synonym: basaviben

Derived terms

References

“beng” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Zhuang

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /peːŋ˨˦/
Tone numbers: beng¹
Hyphenation: beng

Verb

beng (Sawndip forms 抦 or 拼 or 捠 or 䅭 or 𢪝, 1957–1982 spelling beŋ)

to pull on; to tug on
Synonyms: (dialectal) nengh, (dialectal) caj
to lead (with the hand or a rope)
to pull out; to pull up

Derived terms

bengcag

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “beng”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 21

[2] “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎^[1], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on April 18, 2021, page 43

[3] “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎^[2], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on April 18, 2021, page 11

[4] “beng”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎^[3], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on November 23, 2021, page 50

[t-5] 1.0 ^1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vyàṅga2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 704

[bi-6] 2.0 ^2.1 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “beng”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 24b

[h-7] 3.0 ^3.1 Milena Hübschmannová (2003 June) “Beng (Devil)”, in ROMBASE Cultural Database‎^[4], Prague, Czech Republic, archived from the original on 19 August 2021

[8] Marcel Courthiade (2009) “o beng, -es m. -a, -en”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 78b

[9] Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “beng, ～a”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 146b

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