ning

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ning"

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniŋ/ [ˈn̪iŋ]

Preposition

ning (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜅ᜔)

1. Alternative form of nin

Chuukese

Noun

ning

1. glory, beauty

Dimasa

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ. Compare Chinese 你 (nǐ).

Pronoun

ning

1. you

   ning noha thangma.

   You will go home.

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *niinkä or *niin kuin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈninɡ̊/, [ˈnʲiŋɡ̊]
• Rhymes: -inɡ
• Hyphenation: ning

Conjunction

ning

1. and

   Synonym: ja

References

• ning in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “ning”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Jingpho

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/s-ni-s. Cognate with Burmese နှစ် (hnac)

Noun

ning

1. year

Lutuv

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɪŋ/

Noun

ning

1. sun

   Ning na a kie chiy.

   The sun is rising.

2. day

Verb

ning

1. to eat

   Saaphaw na i ning.

   I ate a papaya.

References

• Grayson Ziegler (2022) “Tenselessness in Hnaring Lutuv”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎^[1], volume 3, number 1

Mandarin

Romanization

ning

1. Nonstandard spelling of níng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of nǐng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of nìng.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪŋɡ/

Noun

ning m (Arabic spelling ننگ)

1. Alternative form of ling (“foot”)

Declension

Declension of ning

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ning	ning
Construct	ningê	ningên
Oblique	ningî	ningan
Demonstrative oblique	wî ningî	wan ningan
Vocative	ningo	ningino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ningek	ningin
Construct	ningekî	ningine
Oblique	ningekî	ninginan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ning”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 76