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Meaning 1
A Kenyan cant based on Swahili and English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sheng
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈʃʌŋ/
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[ˈʃhʌŋ]
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rhymes with -ʌŋ
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/ˈʃɛŋ/
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[ˈʃhɛŋ]
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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/ˈʃɪŋ/ Southern US, African-American Vernacular, pin–pen merger
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[ˈʃhɪ̟ŋ] Southern US, African-American Vernacular, pin–pen merger
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rhymes with -ɛŋ
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CMU ARPABET: SH EH1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A Chinese wind instrument, a free-reed mouth organ consisting of 13 or more bamboo pipes of various lengths, which are fixed at their bases in a wind chest made from a dried gourd (or, more recently, wood or chrome-plated brass).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Blend of Swahili + English.
From Mandarin 笙 (shēng).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 笙 (shēng) — Chinese wind instrument
- Manchu: ᠪᠠᡴᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡶᡳᠴᠠᡴᡡ (baksangga ficakū) — Chinese wind instrument
Real reading context