Ng

//əŋ// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not OK. Initialism of no good. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Initialism of nasogastric. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Chinese.; A surname from Hokkien
  2. 2
    Initialism of Newgrounds. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    A surname from Chinese.; A surname from Cantonese
  4. 4
    Initialism of National Geographic. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of newsgroup; also NG. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of natural gas. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram wordnet
  4. 4
    Initialism of nitroglycerine (nitroglycerin). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of newsgroup. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Could someone please re-post the FAQ to the NG?"

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  1. 6
    Initialism of narrow gauge. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From various Chinese surnames, including: * Hokkien 黃 /黄 (N̂g) * Cantonese 吳 /吴 (ng⁴) and 伍 (ng⁵) The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

Etymology 2

no good: attested in The Comprehensive Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1909) and in Students’ Edition of a Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1915).

Etymology 3

no good: attested in The Comprehensive Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1909) and in Students’ Edition of a Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1915).

Etymology 4

no good: attested in The Comprehensive Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1909) and in Students’ Edition of a Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1915).

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