ang

Possibly a clipping of English Anglo-Saxon (“Old English”).

ang

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Old English.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Old English terms

ang

1. (computing) Alternative letter-case form of ANG

From Proto-Albanian *anga, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰos, from *h₂enǵʰ- (“to constrict”).^[1]

Cognate to Latin angō (“to cramp (up), constrict”),^[2] German eng (“narrow”).

• IPA^(key): /aŋ(ɡ)/

5=angjet

ang m (definite angje, definite plural angu) (dialectal)

1. nightmare
2. incubus
3. (mythology) shapeless ghost who appears in dreams ^{[3] [4]}

• ankth
• angësht
• angërduf
• angari
• angullin

• eng

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa.

ang

1. I

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

From Proto-Central Philippine *aŋ. Cognate with Tagalog ang, Central Bikol an, Hiligaynon ang, Waray-Waray an, Kapampangan ing, Tausug in. Compare archaic ing, now used in the form 'y.

• IPA^(key): /ʔaŋ/ [ʔɐŋ]

ang

1. direct marker for all nouns other than personal proper nouns

   Midagan ang lalaki.

   The man ran.

   Gikaon sa iring ang isda.

   The cat ate the fish.

• IPA^(key): /ʔaŋ/ [ʔaŋ]

ang (Basahan spelling ᜀᜅ᜔)

1. alternative form of an

From Proto-Central Naga *a-hjaŋ.

• IPA^(key): /aŋ˧/, [aŋ˧]

ang

1. thread, yarn

The Clarks specify a distinction between single-stranded threads (ang) and multi-stranded threads (angsü).

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[3], Berkeley: University of California, page 88
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 17
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 170

Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa.

áng

1. I

From French angle.

• IPA^(key): /ãɡ/, [ãŋ]

ang

1. angle

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[4], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 9

ang f (genitive singular anga, nominative plural angaí)

1. alternative form of eang (“track, gusset”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Borrowed from Burmese အင် (ang).

ang

1. water basin

• Kurabe, Keita (31 December 2016), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎^[5], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa Cognate with Atong (India) ang, Bodo (India) आं (aŋ), Dimasa ang, Garo anga, Rabha আং.

ang

1. I (first-person nominative singular)

   ang chana muchungo.

   I want to eat.

• Binoy Debbarma, Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary (2001)

From Proto-Finnic *hanko.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnɡ/, [ˈɑŋˑɡ̥]

ang

1. pitchfork, hayfork

• Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “ang”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎^[6] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

ang

1. nonstandard spelling of āng
2. nonstandard spelling of áng
3. nonstandard spelling of ǎng
4. nonstandard spelling of àng

• 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.

Compare Kedah Malay hang (“you”).

ang

1. you; your; yours (second-person masculine singular pronoun)

   Synonyms: awak, waang

Used towards familiar men of the same age or younger.

ang

1. Future tense particle: will

ang (construct angen)

1. claw (of a lobster or crab)
2. tentacle
3. ray (of sunlight)

• Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary‎^[7], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 9

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːŋ/

āng

1. alternative form of ēnich

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Unclear origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).

ang n

1. fragrance

• anga
• angi

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “ang”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

• 'ng — contraction, informal, after words ending with vowel, usually in set phrases
• ag̃ — obsolete

From Proto-Central Philippine *aŋ. Cognate with Central Bikol an, Cebuano ang, Hiligaynon ang, Waray-Waray an. See also Kapampangan ing and Tausug in.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaŋ/ [ʔɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ang
• Homophone: Ang

ang (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔)

1. (focus marker^[1]): marks a noun or noun phrase as the clause’s pivot or focused argument; in verbal clauses, the verb’s trigger/voice affix determines the semantic role of the marked phrase. In other words, it:
   1. marks the agent, doer, or experiencer of the action in actor-trigger verbs

      Tumakbo ang mga lalaki.

      The men ran.

      Bumili ng bahay ang babae.

      The woman bought a house.

      Ang kidlat ay gumuguhit ng mga ugat sa taniman ng langit.

      (The) lightning sketches roots under the soil of the sky.

   2. marks the patient, undergoer, or theme of the action in patient-trigger verbs

      Binili ng babae ang bahay.

      The/a woman bought the house.

   3. marks the recipient or beneficiary of the action in benefactive-trigger verbs

      Ibinili ng babae ng saging ang unggoy.

      The/a woman bought bananas for the monkey.

   4. marks the location or direction of the action in locative-trigger verbs

      Binilhan ng babae ng saging ang palengke.

      The/a woman bought bananas at the market.

   5. marks the instrument or means of performing the action in instrumental-trigger verbs

      Ipinambili ng babae ng saging ang sukli.

      The/a woman used the change to buy bananas.

   6. marks the reason or cause of the action in reason-trigger verbs

      Ikinagagalak ng babae ang makilala ka.

      The/a woman is glad to meet you.

      (literally, “The/a woman is glad for being able to get to know you”)

• Although this particle is often equated by native speakers and learners with the English definite article "the", it is more precisely a case marker that serves a central role in the grammar of Tagalog. The association with "the" may be attributed to the fact that ang-marked nouns are grammatically prominent, leading to implications of specificity and definiteness. Compare indefinite phrases (which use isa (“one”)), where ang is also used to mark the noun.

  ang araw ― the sun

  ang isang tao ― a person

• Usually used as a focus marker for nouns other than personal names.
• Colloquially, ang often replaces or alternates with yung (from iyon (“that”)), especially when the marked noun phrase is specific, identifiable, or previously mentioned. This gives yung a more explicitly definite or anaphoric force than ang.
• Direct personal proper nouns (names of people, animals, and sometimes even inanimate objects) are marked with si rather than ang.
• Some kinship terms, such as ate, kuya, nanay, tatay, lola, lolo, etc., may be marked with either ang and si, depending on how they are used. With ang, the word is treated as an ordinary common noun referring to a kinship role. With si, the term is treated more like a personal name or title for a specific person known in context.

  ang ate ng bata ― the child's older sister

  si Ate ang kumain ― it was Ate who ate

ang (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔)

1. used with a quality for emphasis and to give it an adjectival meaning

   Synonyms: (Rizal) bang, (Cavite) dang, (Nueva Ecija) budang

   Ang ganda! ― How pretty! (literally, “The beauty!”)

   Ang tapang! ― How audacious! (literally, “The audacity!”)

• “ang”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “ang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 18
• Robert Blust (2012), “The Proto—Malayo-Polynesian Multiplicative Ligature *ŋa: A Reply to Reid”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎^[8], volume 51, number 2, →ISSN, pages 538–566

• nag-, nga, Gan

• (central Vietnam, southern Vietnam) ảng

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 盎 (SV: áng).

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

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(classifier cái) ang • (盎, 𤮃, 坱, 央, 垵)

1. (Northern Vietnam) a kind of water container
2. a kind of betel container
3. (historical) a traditional instrument made from wood or bamboo, used to measure grain