rang

• enPR: răng, IPA^(key): /ɹæŋ/

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• Rhymes: -æŋ
• Homophone: wrang

rang

1. simple past tense of ring (only in senses related to a bell — etymology 2)

Rang and rung are incorrect for the past of ring in the sense of encircle.

• ARNG, Gran, NARG, gRNA, garn, gnar, gran, grna, narg

• IPA^(key): /raŋ/

rang (Bengali script রাং)

1. a type of traditional brass drum or gong

• rangkha
• rangsyl

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-raŋ (“rain”).

rang (Bengali script রাং)

1. rain

• rangbrym
• rangbyrym
• rangchinek
• rangdylekpa
• rangra
• rangsan

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

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈraŋk/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈraŋ/

rang m (plural rangs)

1. rank
2. row

Borrowed from French rang.

• IPA^(key): /ranɡ/, [ʁɑŋˀ]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋˀ

rang c (singular definite rangen, not used in plural form)

1. rank
2. precedence

Borrowed from French rang.

• IPA^(key): /rɑŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɑŋ

rang m (plural rangen, diminutive rangetje n)

1. rank

• rangschikken
• voorrang

• Negerhollands: rang

From Middle French ranc, from Old French renc, reng, ranc, rang, from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle”). Cognate with Dutch ring, German Ring, English ring.

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃/

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rang m (plural rangs)

1. a row or line of things placed side-by-side

   Synonym: rangée (objects only)

2. a rank or position in a series or hierarchy

   Synonyms: caste, classe, place, position

3. (knitting) a knitting course
4. (Canada, geography) a series of land plots narrower than deep, running perpendicular to a river or road
5. (Canada, geography) the road serving such a series of plots
6. (military, uncountable) the non-officers of an army, taken as a group

The expression in Xth rank uses the preposition à in French: au cinquième rang (“in fifth place/rank”). See also place.

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• → German: Rang
• → Italian: rango
• → Piedmontese: rangh
• → Haitian Creole: ran
• → Russian: ранг (rang)

• “rang”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

rang

1. gong

• IPA^(key): /ʁaŋ/
• Rhymes: -aŋ

rang

1. first/third-person singular preterite of ringen

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɒŋɡ]

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• Rhymes: -ɒŋɡ

rang (plural rangok)

1. rank
2. place, standing, status (in society)

• rang in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠɑŋɡ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ɾˠaːŋɡ/
• (Aran, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠaŋ/

Borrowed from Old French rang (“line, row, rank”), from Frankish *hring (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“something bent or curved”).

rang m (genitive singular ranga, nominative plural ranganna)

1. rank
   1. row, line

      Synonyms: líne, sraith

   2. order, station
2. (education, biology) class

rang f (genitive singular rainge, nominative plural ranga)

1. Alternative form of reang (“loin”)
2. Alternative form of reang (“scar; crease, wrinkle”)

rang m (genitive singular rang, nominative plural rangaí)

1. Alternative form of runga (“rung”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “rang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “rang” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

rang

1. Nonstandard spelling of rāng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of ráng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of rǎng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of ràng.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Via German Rang from French rang

rang m (definite singular rangen, uncountable)

1. rank

• annenrangs
• rangstige

• “rang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “rang_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Via German Rang from French rang

rang m (definite singular rangen, uncountable)

1. rank

• rangstige

• “rang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Sanskrit रङ्ग (raṅga).

rang m (plural rang)

1. colour

From French rang.

rang n (uncountable)

1. rank

Borrowed from French rang. Cognate of German Rang, Danish rang, Dutch rang, English rank. Doublet of harang.

rang c

1. rank, status
2. top tier

   en atlet av rang ― a top-tier athlete

• göra någon rangen stridig
• rangordna
• rangordning
• rangskillnad

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

rang

1. past tense of ringa.

• garn, gran

From Persian رنگ‎ (rang).

rang (plural ranglar)

1. color

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

rang • (𤎜, 󰸡/⿰火揚)

1. to roast (usually rice, beans, black pepper, corn, etc.) in a pan; compare nướng (“to roast directly over fire or charcoal”)

   bắp rang (bơ)

   roast maize/corn or buttered popcorn

From Persian رنگ‎ (rang).

• IPA^(key): /ɾaŋɡ/

rang

1. color