Jung

See also: jung

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Jung. Doublet of Young.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jʊŋ/

Proper noun

Jung

  1. Jung, a surname of German origin
  2. Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Korean 정 (jeong).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒʌŋ/

Proper noun

Jung

  1. A surname from Korean.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Jung is the 1,486th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24,026 individuals. Jung is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (67.76%) and White (28.40%) individuals.

German

Etymology 1

The same as Junge with dialectal apocope.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jʊŋ/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Jung m (strong or mixed, genitive (uncommon) Jungs, plural Jungs or Jungen)

  1. (regional, colloquial) Alternative form of Junge (“boy, guy”)
    Der Jung hat echt was drauf!
    That guy really has some skills.
Declension
Declension of Jung [masculine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Jung die Jungs, Jungen
genitive eines des Jungs1 der Jungs, Jungen
dative einem dem Jung den Jungs, Jungen
accusative einen den Jung die Jungs, Jungen

1Uncommon.

Interjection

Jung

  1. (colloquial) man! come on!
    Jung! Jetz' mach kein' Scheiß und sei ruhig!
    Man! Now shut up and be quiet!

Etymology 2

From jung (“young”), originally denoting the younger of two namesakes in a family.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jʊŋ/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Jung m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Jungs or (with an article) Jung, feminine genitive Jung, plural Jungs)

  1. a common surname transferred from the nickname
Declension
Declension of Jung [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Jung (eine) (die) Jung (die) Jungs
genitive (eines) (des) Jungs, Jung1 (einer) (der) Jung (der) Jungs
dative (einem) (dem) Jung (einer) (der) Jung (den) Jungs
accusative (einen) (den) Jung (eine) (die) Jung (die) Jungs

1With an article.

Further reading
  • “Jung” in Duden online
  • “Jung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

From Karo Batak Jung.

Proper noun

Jung

  1. a surname from Karo Batak
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