bang

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbæŋ/ without æ-raising
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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: [ˈbæŋ] without æ-raising
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• British, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales: /ˈbaŋ/
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• Midlands, Northern-England: /ˈbaŋ/
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• Midlands, Northern-England: /ˈbaŋɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
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• /ˈbeɪ̯ŋ/ US, Canada, æ-raising
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• [ˈbeɪ̯ŋ] US, Canada, æ-raising
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• [ˈbɛ̃ŋ] US, Canada, æ-raising
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• Australian: /ˈbæːŋ/
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• Australian: [ˈbæːŋ]
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• Australian: [ˈbɛːŋ] ~ [ˈbeːŋ] æ-raising
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• rhymes with -æŋ
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• homophone: bhang
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• CMU ARPABET: B AE1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English *bangen, from Old English *bangian or borrowed from Old Norse banga (“to pound, hammer”); both from Proto-Germanic *bangōną (“to beat, pound”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhen- (“to beat, hit, injure”). Cognate with Scots bang, bung (“to strike, bang, hurl, thrash, offend”), Icelandic banga (“to pound, hammer”), Old Swedish bånga ("to hammer"; whence modern Swedish banka (“to knock, pound, bang”)), Danish banke (“to beat”), bengel (“club”), Low German bangen, bangeln (“to strike, beat”), West Frisian bingel, bongel, Dutch bengel (“bell; rascal”), German Bengel (“club”), bungen (“to throb, pulsate”). In the sense of a fringe of hair, from bang off. In the sense of abrupt left turn, from Boston left and associated risk of a crash.

245 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bashkir: шарт (şart) — verbal percussive sound
• Basque: tanpa — verbal percussive sound
• Basque: danba — verbal percussive sound
• Bulgarian: па (pa) — verbal percussive sound
• Chinese Mandarin: 砰 (pēng) — verbal percussive sound
• Danish: bang — verbal percussive sound
• Finnish: pam — verbal percussive sound
• French: pan — verbal percussive sound
• Galician: pum — verbal percussive sound
• German: peng — verbal percussive sound
• Greek: μπαμ (bam) — verbal percussive sound
• Italian: pam — verbal percussive sound
• Italian: pum — verbal percussive sound
• Japanese: ボーン (bōn) — verbal percussive sound
• Korean: 빵 (ppang) — verbal percussive sound
• Korean: 팡 (pang) — verbal percussive sound
• Lithuanian: pyst — verbal percussive sound
• Portuguese: bangue — verbal percussive sound
• Portuguese: cabum — verbal percussive sound
• Romanian: pac — verbal percussive sound
• Russian: бац (bac) — verbal percussive sound
• Russian: бах (bax) — verbal percussive sound
• Russian: бух (bux) — verbal percussive sound
• Russian: бум (bum) — verbal percussive sound
• Russian: трах (trax) — verbal percussive sound
• Russian: баба́х (babáx) — verbal percussive sound
• Russian: бам (bam) — verbal percussive sound
• Serbo-Croatian: бум — verbal percussive sound
• Serbo-Croatian: bum — verbal percussive sound
• Spanish: pum — verbal percussive sound
• Swedish: pang — verbal percussive sound
• Thai: ปัง (bpang) — verbal percussive sound
• Thai: โป้ง (bpôong) — verbal percussive sound
• Thai: บึ้ม (bʉ̂m) — verbal percussive sound
• Turkish: pat — verbal percussive sound
• Walloon: panf — verbal percussive sound
• Arabic: فَرْقَعَة (farqaʕa) — a sudden percussive noise
• Bulgarian: тря́сък (trjásǎk) — a sudden percussive noise
• Chinese Mandarin: 轟 /轰 (hōng) — a sudden percussive noise
• Chinese Mandarin: 砰 (pēng) — a sudden percussive noise
• Chinese Mandarin: 哐 (kuāng) — a sudden percussive noise
• Czech: rána — a sudden percussive noise
• Danish: brag — a sudden percussive noise
• Danish: knald — a sudden percussive noise
• Dutch: knal — a sudden percussive noise
• Dutch: klap — a sudden percussive noise
• Finnish: pamaus — a sudden percussive noise
• Finnish: paukahdus — a sudden percussive noise
• Finnish: paukaus — a sudden percussive noise
• French: coup — a sudden percussive noise
• French: détonation — a sudden percussive noise
• German: Knall — a sudden percussive noise
• Greek: μπαμ (bam) — a sudden percussive noise
• Ancient Greek: κτύπος (ktúpos) — a sudden percussive noise
• Hawaiian: pohā — a sudden percussive noise
• Indonesian: dentuman — a sudden percussive noise
• Ingrian: paukku — a sudden percussive noise
• Irish: pléasc — a sudden percussive noise
• Irish: plab — a sudden percussive noise
• Italian: botto — a sudden percussive noise
• Italian: fragore — a sudden percussive noise
• Italian: schiocco — a sudden percussive noise
• Japanese: ズドン (zudon) — a sudden percussive noise
• Japanese: ドスン (dosun) — a sudden percussive noise
• Japanese: バン (ban) — a sudden percussive noise
• Japanese: ドン (don) — a sudden percussive noise
• Korean: 쾅 (kwang) — a sudden percussive noise
• Manx: bleayst — a sudden percussive noise
• Māori: pakō — a sudden percussive noise
• Māori: pohū — a sudden percussive noise
• Māori: pahū — a sudden percussive noise
• Norwegian Bokmål: smell — a sudden percussive noise
• Norwegian Nynorsk: smell — a sudden percussive noise
• Pitjantjatjara: piltalya — a sudden percussive noise
• Polish: huk — a sudden percussive noise
• Polish: trzask — a sudden percussive noise
• Polish: łoskot — a sudden percussive noise
• Portuguese: estalo — a sudden percussive noise
• Portuguese: estrondo — a sudden percussive noise
• Russian: уда́р (udár) — a sudden percussive noise
• Russian: треск (tresk) — a sudden percussive noise
• Russian: бах (bax) — a sudden percussive noise
• Russian: баба́х (babáx) — a sudden percussive noise
• Scots: blaff — a sudden percussive noise
• Spanish: estallido — a sudden percussive noise
• Spanish: estruendo — a sudden percussive noise
• Spanish: chupinazo — a sudden percussive noise
• Swedish: smäll — a sudden percussive noise
• Danish: brag — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Danish: knald — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Dutch: klap — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Dutch: slag — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Finnish: paukahdus — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Finnish: paukaus — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• French: coup — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Galician: golpe — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Galician: croque — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• German: Schlag — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• German: Hieb — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Greek: μπαμ (bam) — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Icelandic: bang — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Italian: colpo — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Italian: percussione — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Old Norse: bang — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Portuguese: pancada — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Scottish Gaelic: beum — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Spanish: golpe — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Spanish: zumbido — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Spanish: percusión — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Spanish: zarpazo — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Swedish: smäll — a strike upon an object causing such a noise
• Bulgarian: взрив (vzriv) — an explosion
• Bulgarian: експлозия (eksplozija) — an explosion
• Czech: výbuch — an explosion
• Danish: brag — an explosion
• Danish: knald — an explosion
• Dutch: knal — an explosion
• Dutch: klap — an explosion
• Dutch: explosie — an explosion
• Finnish: räjähdys — an explosion
• French: détonation — an explosion
• French: explosion — an explosion
• German: Knall — an explosion
• German: Explosion — an explosion
• Greek: έκρηξη (ékrixi) — an explosion
• Indonesian: dentuman — an explosion
• Italian: esplosione — an explosion
• Italian: scoppio — an explosion
• Italian: detonazione — an explosion
• Polish: wybuch — an explosion
• Portuguese: explosão — an explosion
• Scots: blaff — an explosion
• Spanish: explosión — an explosion
• Spanish: detonación — an explosion
• Swedish: smäll — an explosion
• Turkish: patlama — an explosion
• Chinese Mandarin: 劉海 /刘海 (liúhǎi) — hair hanging over the forehead
• German: pony — hair hanging over the forehead
• German: Stirnfranse — hair hanging over the forehead
• Portuguese: franja — hair hanging over the forehead
• Russian: чёлка (čólka) — hair hanging over the forehead
• Bulgarian: удивителна (udivitelna) — the symbol !
• Czech: vykřičník — the symbol !
• Dutch: uitroepteken — the symbol !
• Finnish: huutomerkki — the symbol !
• French: point d'exclamation — the symbol !
• German: Ausrufzeichen — the symbol !
• Greek: θαυμαστικό (thavmastikó) — the symbol !
• Hungarian: felkiáltójel — the symbol !
• Italian: punto esclamativo — the symbol !
• Polish: wykrzyknik — the symbol !
• Portuguese: ponto de exclamação — the symbol !
• Russian: восклица́тельный знак (vosklicátelʹnyj znak) — the symbol !
• Spanish: signo de exclamación — the symbol !
• Swedish: utropstecken — the symbol !
• Bulgarian: гърмя (gǎrmja) — to make sudden loud noises
• Danish: knalde — to make sudden loud noises
• Danish: brage — to make sudden loud noises
• Dutch: knallen — to make sudden loud noises
• Esperanto: knali — to make sudden loud noises
• Finnish: pamahdella — to make sudden loud noises
• Finnish: paukkua — to make sudden loud noises
• Finnish: paukuttaa — to make sudden loud noises
• Finnish: räiskiä — to make sudden loud noises
• Finnish: pamahtaa — to make sudden loud noises
• Finnish: paukahtaa — to make sudden loud noises
• Finnish: pamauttaa — to make sudden loud noises
• Finnish: paukauttaa — to make sudden loud noises
• French: claquer — to make sudden loud noises
• French: cogner — to make sudden loud noises
• German: knallen — to make sudden loud noises
• Greek: χτυπώ (chtypó) — to make sudden loud noises
• Ingrian: paukkaa — to make sudden loud noises
• Ingrian: paukkia — to make sudden loud noises
• Ingrian: paukata — to make sudden loud noises
• Irish: pléasc — to make sudden loud noises
• Irish: plab — to make sudden loud noises
• Italian: scoppiare — to make sudden loud noises
• Italian: battere — to make sudden loud noises
• Italian: picchiare — to make sudden loud noises
• Italian: martellare — to make sudden loud noises
• Māori: pakō — to make sudden loud noises
• Māori: pohū — to make sudden loud noises
• Māori: pahū — to make sudden loud noises
• Pitjantjatjara: piltalytjunanyi — to make sudden loud noises
• Portuguese: estalar — to make sudden loud noises
• Swedish: smälla — to make sudden loud noises
• Finnish: paiskata — to hit hard
• Finnish: paiskoa — to hit hard
• Finnish: paiskia — to hit hard
• French: cogner — to hit hard
• French: frapper — to hit hard
• Galician: trucar — to hit hard
• German: schlagen — to hit hard
• Greek: χτυπώ (chtypó) — to hit hard
• Greek: βροντάω (vrontáo) — to hit hard
• Ingrian: jyryttää — to hit hard
• Italian: battere — to hit hard
• Italian: picchiare — to hit hard
• Italian: martellare — to hit hard
• Armenian: դոմփել (dompʻel) — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Bulgarian: чукам (čukam) — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Chinese Mandarin: 幹 /干 (gàn) — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Danish: knalde — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Finnish: panna — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• French: baiser — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• French: niquer — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• French: tirer sa crampe — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• French: faire an-an — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• German: bumsen — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• German: knallen — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• German: ficken — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Greek: πηδάω (pidáo) — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Ancient Greek: σποδέω (spodéō) — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Indonesian: ngentot — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Italian: scopare — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Italian: fottere — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Japanese: やる 寝る (yaru) — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Japanese: 食う (kuu) — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Japanese: 犯す (okasu) — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Latin: battuō — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Norwegian Bokmål: knulle — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Norwegian Bokmål: pule — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Portuguese: comer — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Russian: тра́хать (tráxatʹ) — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Russian: тра́хаться (tráxatʹsja) — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Turkish: sikmek — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Ottoman Turkish: سیكمك (sikmek) — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Ottoman Turkish: دوزمك (düzmek) — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Vietnamese: chịch — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Vietnamese: xoạc — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Vietnamese: phang — slang: to engage in sexual intercourse
• Finnish: vasaroida — to hammer
• Finnish: paukuttaa — to hammer
• French: marteler — to hammer
• German: einschlagen — to hammer
• Greek: σφυροκοπώ (sfyrokopó) — to hammer
• Icelandic: banga — to hammer
• Italian: martellare — to hammer
• Italian: colpire — to hammer
• Italian: battere — to hammer
• Old Norse: banga — to hammer
• Portuguese: martelar — to hammer
• Scottish Gaelic: buail — to hammer
• German: einen Pony schneiden — to cut hair squarely across