cung

See also: Cung, cùng, cúng, cũng, and cứng

Albanian

Etymology

From Italian cionco (“truncated, stumped”).

Adjective

cung (feminine cunge)

1. missing a limb
2. missing a tail, horn, or wing

Noun

cung m (plural cungje, definite cungu, definite plural cungjet)

1. tree stump
2. grapevine pruned of its twigs
3. stump of amputated limb (arm, leg)

Synonyms

• (tree stump): kërcu

Derived terms

• cungajë
• cungal
• cungë
• cungët
• cungishtë
• cungoj
• cunguar
• cungull

 

Tagalog

Conjunction

cung (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

1. Obsolete spelling of kung.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宮.

Noun

cung

1. a palace

   cung/nhà văn hoá

   a palace/house of culture; a clubhouse

2. (astrology) a sign

   12 cung hoàng đạo

   the 12 zodiac signs

Derived terms

• cấm cung (禁宮)
• cung đấu (宮鬥)
• cung điện (宮殿)
• cung đình (宮廷)
• cung nữ (宮女)
• hậu cung (後宮)
• hoàng cung (“royal palace”)
• thuỷ cung (水宮)
• tử cung (子宮)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宮.

Noun

cung

1. the first note in the classic pentatonic scale.

Derived terms

• cung bậc
• cung đàn (宮弹, “a piece of instrumental music”)
• cung thương (宮商, “harmony; music”)
• ngũ cung (五宮, “pentatonic”)

 

See also

1. ngũ âm
2. ngũ cung

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弓.

Noun

(classifier cây) cung

1. (archery) bow

Noun

cung

1. (geometry) arc

Derived terms

• cung đạo (弓道)
• dây cung (“bowstring; chord”)

 

Related terms

• tên
• nỏ

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 供. Doublet of cúng.

Noun

cung

1. (economics) supply

Antonyms

• cầu (“demand”)

Derived terms

• cung cấp (供給)
• cung cầu (供求)
• cung phụng (供奉)
• hỏi cung

 

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Middle High German zunge.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cung f

1. (anatomy) tongue

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɕuŋ˨˦/
• Tone numbers: cung¹
• Hyphenation: cung

Etymology 1

From Chinese 鐘 (MC tsyowng).

Noun

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

1. bell
2. clock

Etymology 2

From Chinese 盅 (MC tsyowng).

Noun

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

1. handleless cup

Classifier

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

1. cup of; cupful of

Etymology 3

From Chinese 衝 (MC tsyhowng).

Verb

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

1. to charge; to attack

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From 沖?”)

Verb

cung (1957–1982 spelling cuŋ)

1. to mix; to blend; to add into