nang

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: năng; IPA^(key): /næŋ/

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• (General American) enPR: nāng; IPA^(key): /neɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -æŋ, -eɪŋ

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nang (plural nangs)

1. (Australia, slang) A metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.

   Synonym: whippet

   • 1996 March 5, Justin O'Brien, “how long before you peak on acid?”, in alt.drugs (Usenet):

     I reckon the thing that brings on a trip the quickest is definitly^[sic] a nang (nitrous oxide bulb) while listening to REALLY intense music

   • 1998 October 18, “noise” from hello.net.au and start.net.au, “H ?”, in alt.drugs.hard (Usenet):

     "helicopters" these days refers to those silly hats with propellers on top, which come with a free ounce of smack at any local K-mart.^[sic] Y'know, next to the nangs (or bulbs - nitrous oxide for whipped cream).

Multicultural London English, from Jamaican English, from Jamaican Creole nyanga, potentially from West African languages, such as Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”) or Hausa yanga (“boastfulness”).

nang (comparative more nang, superlative most nang)

1. (UK, slang, chiefly MLE) excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.

   That was well nang!

   • 2016 December 9, Adam Boult, quoting Elijah Quashie, “These brilliant videos about London's takeaway chicken shops are a YouTube hit”, in The Daily Telegraph‎:

     The wings were seriously a peng ting. The chips were nang. Burger was sick – the assembly was on point. The fillet was a serious ting – the thickness was there. Bossman did well.

• fabulous, splendid; See also Thesaurus:excellent

• Gann, Ngan

nang

1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaŋ/, [ˈn̪aŋ]

nang (Basahan spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

1. Alternative form of nan (“and”)

nang

1. heaven

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“thou”).

nang

1. thou, you (singular)

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *naŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *naŋ (“thou”). Cognates include Lashi nang and Burmese နင် (nang).

• IPA^(key): /nã˥/

nang

1. thou, you (singular)

• R. Shafer (1944) “Khimi Grammar and Vocabulary”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, volume 11, number 2, page 425
• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 44

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“thou”).

• IPA^(key): /naŋ/, [naŋ˧˩]

nang

1. thou, you (singular)

• Mark Wannemacher (2011) A phonological overview of the Lacid language‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University., page 38
• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 40

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *naŋ (“thou”).

nang (dual nanai, plural naliu)

1. you

nang

1. Nonstandard spelling of nāng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of náng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of nǎng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of nàng.

• 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.

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *naŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“thou”).

nang

1. thou, you (singular)

cf. Ojibwe anang

nang anim

1. star

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 117

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naŋ/ [nɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: nang

nang (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

1. when, at the time of (referring to past events)

   Synonym: noong

   Natutulog na ang mga bata nang dumating kami.

   The children were already sleeping when we came.

2. for, so that, in order to

   Synonyms: para, upang

   Bilisan mo nang makahabol ka pa!

   Hurry so that you can still catch up!

nang (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

1. combination of na and -ng; more; already

   Wala nang ibang hahanapin pa.

   There is no more else to find.

2. used to connect adverbs of manner or degree to the word they modify

   Tumakbo nang mabilis ang bata.

   The child ran fast.

3. used to connect repeated verbs

   Tumakbo nang tumakbo ang bata hanggang siya'y napagod.

   The child ran and ran until he became tired.

• Nang is often confused with ng. According to the Manwal sa Masinop na Pagsulat (Manual on Orthography) by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (Commission on the Filipino Language), nang is used only in the five definitions stated above and ng is used elsewhere. Nang is also confused with na'ng, the contraction of na and ang, wherein the apostrophe is often omitted.

nang (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)

1. Archaic spelling of ng.

• “nang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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

nang

1. you (singular)

• Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 囊.

nang

1. follicle

From Proto-Vietic *p-naːŋ. Cognate with Thavung pənaːŋ¹. Doublet of tân lang.

Related to Eastern Katu panang, Malay pinang, Rade mnang, Bih pinang, Chinese 檳榔／槟榔 (bīngláng). Due to the extremely limited distribution of this word in Austroasiatic (Vietic, Katuic) and Austronesian (Malayo-Chamic), it is difficult to trace the exact source. The Chinese word is obviously a loan, most likely from an Austronesian language.

(classifier cây) nang

1. (obsolete) areca

   Synonym: cau

Survives as a fossil in mo nang (“areca spathe”).

nang

1. to know