See also: Appendix:Variations of "teng" Romanization teng Nonstandard spelling of tēng. Nonstandard spelling of téng. 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. Etymology From Proto-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us. Pronunciation Rhymes: -ɛŋɡ Adjective teng narrow, not wide Pronunciation (Northern) IPA(key): /tɛŋ/ (Kitti) IPA(key): /tɔŋ/ Adjective teng tight, taut Adjective teng equal Pronunciation IPA(key): /t̪eŋ/ Verb teng (intransitive) to say (transitive) to say Conjugation More information Conjugation of (action verb), singular ... Conjugation of teng (action verb) singular plural inclusive exclusive 1st person teteng meteng ateng 2nd person neteng feteng 3rd person inanimate iteng deteng animate imperative neteng, teng feteng, teng Close Noun teng that which someone has said, word, news dabaso teng ― I have heard word; I have heard (people) say References Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics Etymology Related to Persian تنگ (tang) Adjective teng narrow Antonyms hera bol