Jung

See also: jung

English

Etymology

From German Jung

Proper noun

Jung

  1. Jung, a surname of German origin
  2. Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology.

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German

Etymology 1

The same as Junge with dialectal apocope.

Noun

Jung m (genitive Jungs (avoided), plural Jungs or Jungen)

  1. (regional, colloquial) Alternative form of Junge (“boy, guy”)
    Der Jung hat echt was drauf!
    That guy really has some skills.

Interjection

Jung

  1. (colloquial) man! come on!
    Jung! Jetz' mach kein' Scheiß und sei ruhig!
    Man! Now shut up and be quiet!

Etymology 2

From jung (“young”), originally denoting the younger of two namesakes in a family.

Proper noun

Jung ? (genitive Jung)

  1. A common surname​.

Further reading

  • Jung in Duden online
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