Ang
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ang"
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 洪 (Âng).
Pronunciation
- (without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈæŋ/, [ˈæŋ]
- (æ-raising)
- Rhymes: -æŋ
- Hyphenation: Ang
Proper noun
Ang (plural Angs)
- A surname from Hokkien.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ang is the 9525th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3413 individuals. Ang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (84.18%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ang”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 40.
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 洪 (Âng).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaŋ/ [ˈʔaŋ]
- Hyphenation: Ang
Proper noun
Áng (Badlit spelling ᜀᜅ᜔)
- a surname
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 洪 (Âng).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈaŋ/ [ˈaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: Ang
Proper noun
Ang
- a surname from Hokkien
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 洪 (Âng). Doublet of Hong and Hung.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaŋ/ [ʔɐŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: Ang
- Homophone: ang
Proper noun
Ang (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ang is the 31st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 121,093 individuals.