adj
Meaning 1
Fortunate, lucky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Manglish, Singlish
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Standard Lemma guide
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Singapore: /heŋ/
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hŭng
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CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A former prefecture of imperial China around Zhengding, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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name
Meaning 3
A former prefecture of imperial China around Quyang, Baoding, Hebei, China
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Usage: historical
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name
Meaning 4
A Chinese surname from Teochew.
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name
Meaning 5
A Chinese surname.
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noun
Meaning 6
The character ꜧ, combining an h and an eng, which stands for the hypothetical phoneme in English that includes both [h] and [ŋ] as its allophones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Teochew 興 /兴 (hêng1, “fortunate”) or Hokkien 幸 (hēng, “fortunate”). Compare Thai เฮง (heng), Khmer ហេង (heeng), Vietnamese hên.
From Mandarin 恆 /恒 (Héng).
From romanization of the Teochew pronunciation Hêng5 of Chinese 王, Mandarin Wáng.
From romanization of the Hokkien pronunciation Hêng of Chinese 邢, Mandarin Xíng.
Blend of h + eng.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 恆州 /恒州 (Héngzhōu) — Former prefectures of imperial China in Hebei