Ng
English
Etymology
From various Chinese surnames, including 吳/吴 (Cantonese: ng4, Hakka: Ǹg) and 伍 (Cantonese: ng5, Hakka: Ńg) via Cantonese or Hakka, and 黃/黄 (N̂g) and 阮 (Ńg) via Min Nan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪŋ/, /ɛŋ/, [ŋ̍]
- (Hong Kong) IPA(key): [ŋ̍], [m̩]
- Rhymes: -ɪŋ, -ɛŋ
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ng is the 1,125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 31,210 individuals. Ng is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.2%) individuals.
Angami
Indonesian
Tagalog
See also
Etymology 2
From Hokkien 黃/黄 (N̂g) & Cantonese 吳/吴 (Ng4). The pronunciation of the surname in Tagalog is influenced by the word, ng.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naŋ/, [nɐŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ɛŋ/
- (informal) IPA(key): /ŋ(ː)/
Letter
Ng (upper case, lower case ng)
Mutation
- Ng is the nasal mutation of G and cannot be mutated itself.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Ng”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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