gung

See also: güng and gừng

English

Noun

gung (plural gungs)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of gong: an outhouse.

Anagrams

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German jung.

Adjective

gung

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) young
    Gung un Alt passn net zamm, bei uns abr schu.
    Young and old don't go together, but they do with us.

Further reading

https://www.erzgebirgisch.de/g.gung_2.wort

Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Javanese guṅ.

Adjective

gung

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of agung

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from gunga.

Noun

gung n

  1. a smooth rocking or swinging back-and-forth motion
    Synonym: gungning
  2. catchy rhythm (in music)
    Låten har skönt gung
    The song has a nice, groovy rhythm

Declension
Declension of gung 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative gung gunget — —
Genitive gungs gungets — —

References

Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese 弓 (MC kɨuŋ).

Pronunciation

Noun

gung (1957–1982 spelling guŋ)

  1. bow (weapon)
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