teng

See also: Teng, téng, tèng, and tēng

Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us.

Adjective

teng

  1. narrow, not wide

Mandarin

Romanization

teng

  1. Nonstandard spelling of tēng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of téng.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Pohnpeian

Pronunciation

  • (Northern) IPA(key): /tɛŋ/
  • (Kitti) IPA(key): /tɔŋ/

Adjective

teng

  1. tight, taut

Zazaki

Etymology

Related to Persian تنگ‎ (tang)

Adjective

teng

  1. narrow
Antonyms
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