keng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "keng"

English

Etymology

Clipping of chao keng, from Teochew 臭 (cao³, “dirty, ill-reputed”) + 經／经 (gêng¹, “to evade; to pass the buck”).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [ˈkeŋ˦]

Verb

keng (usually invariable)

1. (Singapore, Singlish) Synonym of chao keng (“to malinger, to shirk military duties by reporting sick”)

Derived terms

• kengster

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of keng – see 間 (“among; between; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 間).

Icelandic

Noun

keng

1. inflection of kengur:
   1. indefinite accusative singular
   2. indefinite dative singular

Kristang

Etymology

From Portuguese quem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keŋ/

Pronoun

keng

1. (interrogative) who (what person)
2. (relative) who (the person that)

References

• Ladislav Prištic (2010) Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa (in Kristang), Masaryk University

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæŋ/

Article

keng f pl (negative indefinite article)

1. not a (feminine singular)

   Si ass keng Erzéierin

   She is not a teacher

2. not (plural)

   Si si keng Fräschen, mä Mouken

   They are not frogs, but toads

Declension

Luxembourgish negative articles
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nom./acc.	keen	keng	keen	keng
dative	kengem	kenger	kengem	kengen

Mandarin

Romanization

keng

1. Nonstandard spelling of kēng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kěng.

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.

Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kēŋ.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

keng (comparative kengroq, superlative eng keng)

1. broad, wide
2. vast, spacious
3. extensive, widespread

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɛŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɛŋ˧˧]

Interjection

keng

1. (onomatopoeia) clank; clang; clink

Zou

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *keŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keŋ˧/

Verb

keng

1. (transitive) to bring
2. (transitive) to carry

Etymology 2

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kee, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *keŋ. Cognates include Tibetan རྐང (rkang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keŋ˧˥/

Noun

kéng

1. leg

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keŋ˧˩/

Adjective

kèng

1. naked

Etymology 4

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kaŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəŋ˧/

Verb

keng

1. (transitive) to fry

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, pages 47, 62