hanging

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From Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang + -ing. Compare Old English hengen (“hanging”) and hōhing (“hanging”).

105 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: висящ (visjašt) — suspended
• Dutch: hangend — suspended
• Dutch: hangende — suspended
• Finnish: roikkuva — suspended
• Finnish: riippuva — suspended
• French: suspendu — suspended
• French: suspendue — suspended
• Old French: pendu — suspended
• German: hängend — suspended
• Greek: αναρτημένος (anartiménos) — suspended
• Greek: κρεμάμενος (kremámenos) — suspended
• Greek: κρεμαστός (kremastós) — suspended
• Italian: sospeso — suspended
• Italian: sospesa — suspended
• Latin: pensilis — suspended
• Latin: pendulus — suspended
• Māori: tautau — suspended
• Portuguese: suspenso — suspended
• Romanian: atârnat — suspended
• Russian: вися́чий (visjáčij) — suspended
• Russian: вися́щий (visjáščij) — suspended
• Spanish: suspendido — suspended
• Spanish: colgando — suspended
• Spanish: colgante — suspended
• Spanish: colgandero — suspended
• Spanish: pensil — suspended
• Spanish: pénsil — suspended
• Swedish: hängande — suspended
• Arabic: شَنْق (šanq) — means of execution
• Bulgarian: обесване (obesvane) — means of execution
• Chinese Mandarin: 縊死 /缢死 (yìsǐ) — means of execution
• Chinese Mandarin: 絞刑 /绞刑 (jiǎoxíng) — means of execution
• Chinese Mandarin: 吊死 (diàosǐ) — means of execution
• Czech: oběšení — means of execution
• Dutch: verhanging — means of execution
• Dutch: verhangen — means of execution
• Esperanto: pendumo — means of execution
• Finnish: hirttäminen — means of execution
• French: pendaison — means of execution
• German: Erhängung — means of execution
• Greek: απαγχονισμός (apanchonismós) — means of execution
• Ancient Greek: ἀγχόνη (ankhónē) — means of execution
• Gujarati: ફાંસી (phā̃sī) — means of execution
• Hindi: फाँसी (phā̃sī) — means of execution
• Hungarian: akasztás — means of execution
• Icelandic: henging — means of execution
• Indonesian: penggantungan — means of execution
• Italian: impiccagione — means of execution
• Japanese: 絞首刑 (kōshukei) — means of execution
• Japanese: 絞殺刑 (kōsatsukei) — means of execution
• Central Kurdish: خنکاندن (xinkandin) — means of execution
• Latin: suspendium — means of execution
• Latvian: kāršana — means of execution
• Latvian: pakāršana — means of execution
• Lithuanian: korimas — means of execution
• Lithuanian: pakorimas — means of execution
• Macedonian: бесење (besenje) — means of execution
• Persian: اعدام کردن (e'dâm kardan) — means of execution
• Persian: دار زدن (dâr zadan) — means of execution
• Polish: powieszenie — means of execution
• Portuguese: forca — means of execution
• Portuguese: enforcamento — means of execution
• Russian: пове́шение (povéšenije) — means of execution
• Spanish: ahorcamiento — means of execution
• Swedish: hängning — means of execution
• Swedish: galgen — means of execution
• Urdu: پھان٘سی (phā̃sī) — means of execution
• Bulgarian: бесене (besene) — public event at which a person is hanged
• Bulgarian: обесване (obesvane) — public event at which a person is hanged
• Dutch: verhanging — public event at which a person is hanged
• Esperanto: pendumo — public event at which a person is hanged
• Finnish: hirttäjäiset — public event at which a person is hanged
• French: pendaison — public event at which a person is hanged
• German: Erhängung — public event at which a person is hanged
• Greek: απαγχονισμός (apanchonismós) — public event at which a person is hanged
• Indonesian: penggantungan — public event at which a person is hanged
• Polish: powieszenie — public event at which a person is hanged
• Portuguese: enforcamento — public event at which a person is hanged
• Russian: пове́шение (povéšenije) — public event at which a person is hanged
• Swedish: hängning — public event at which a person is hanged
• Chinese Mandarin: 條幅 /条幅 (tiáofú) — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Dutch: behang — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Dutch: wandtapijt — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Dutch: drapperie — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Esperanto: pendaĵo — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Finnish: seinäkoriste — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• French: tenture — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• German: Behang — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Hindi: टँगाव (ṭaṅgāv) — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Hindi: लटकाव (laṭkāv) — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Hindi: लटकन (laṭkan) — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Hindi: टँगाई (ṭaṅgāī) — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Indonesian: gantungan — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Japanese: 掛物 (kakemono) — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Russian: сви́ток (svítok) — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Swedish: hänge — anything wide, high and thin that is hung
• Finnish: ripustus — way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged
• German: Hängung — way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged
• Greek: κρεμαστά (kremastá) — way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged
• Hindi: टँगाई (ṭaṅgāī) — way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged
• Hindi: लटकन (laṭkan) — way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged
• Indonesian: penggantungan — way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged
• Russian: гобеле́н (gobelén) — way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged
• Russian: драпиро́вка (drapiróvka) — way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged
• Swedish: hängning — way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged