Etymology
From various Chinese surnames, including:
The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.
Proper noun
Ng (plural Ngs)
- A surname from Chinese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ng is the 1,125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 31,210 individuals. Ng is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.2%) individuals.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ˈʔendji/ [ˈʔen.d͡ʒi̞]
- Rhymes: -endji
Letter
Ng (upper case, lower case ng)
- The sixteenth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called endyi and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
References
- Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11
Etymology 1
From the usage of the ⟨ng̃⟩ digraph in the Spanish-based orthography to represent /ŋ/.
Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English N and English G.
- Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜅ (nga).
Letter
Ng (upper case, lower case ng, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ)
- The sixteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called en dyi and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
- G̃
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hokkien 黃/黄 (N̂g). The pronunciation of the surname in Tagalog is influenced by the word, ng.
Further reading
- “Ng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Mutation
- Ng is the nasal mutation of G and cannot be mutated itself.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Ng”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies