hung

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Verb

hung

1. simple past tense and past participle of hang

Adjective

hung (comparative more hung, superlative most hung)

1. Suspended by hanging.
2. Having hanging additions or appendages.
3. (law) Of a jury, unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial.
4. Of a legislature, lacking a majority political party.

   hung parliament

5. (computing, colloquial) Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.
6. (colloquial, of a male, slightly vulgar) Having large genitals (often preceded by an adverb, e.g. well hung).

Anagrams

• ungh

Verb

hung

1. h-prothesized form of ung

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 凶.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Adjective

hung

1. violent when getting angry

Adverb

hung

1. (Thanh Hoá dialect, Nghệ An dialect, Hà Tĩnh dialect, colloquial) very; mighty

   Anh giống con bọ hung.
   Sao con lại giống con bọ hung được?

   Ya look a lawt like mah suhn.
   How in the world do I look like a dung beetle?

Pronunciation

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Noun

hung m

1. honey

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰluəŋᴬ (“big”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /huŋ˨˦/
• Tone numbers: hung¹
• Hyphenation: hung

Adjective

hung (old orthography huŋ, Sawndip forms 𫯞, 𪩣, 𠒋, 宏, 空, 𪥔, 洪, 𭑄, 𡘙, 𭀢)

1. big; large

   Synonyms: mbwk, gox, laux, lueng, loet

2. grown up
3. arrogant