name
Meaning 1
A surname from Cantonese or Hakka.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
fung
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: F AH1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of fum (“fabulous Chinese bird”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 3
Fungus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of Fungor (“Sudanese ethnic group”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Fungor
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History
Etymology
From Cantonese 馮/冯 (fung4) or Hakka 洪 (Fùng). Doublet of Feng and Phung.
Anglicization of fungus.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese: 馮 /冯 — Translations
- Chinese Cantonese: 馮 /冯 (fung4) — Translations
- Hakka Chinese: 馮 /冯 (pung2) — Translations
- Chinese Mandarin: 馮 /冯 (feng2) — Translations
- Indonesian: Fung — Translations
- Tagalog: Fung — Translations
- Vietnamese: Phùng — Translations
- Vietnamese: 馮 — Translations