# Ng
## English
### Etymology

From various Chinese surnames, including:
* Hokkien 黃 / 黄 (N̂g)
* Cantonese 吳 / 吴 (ng$^4$) and 伍 (ng$^5$)
The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /əŋ/, /ʌŋ/, /ɪŋ/, /ɛŋ/, [ŋ̍]
* (Hong Kong) IPA: [ŋ̍], [m̩]
* (Philippines) IPA: [nɐŋ]
* Rhymes: -ʌŋ, -ɪŋ, -ɛŋ

### Proper noun

Ng (plural Ngs)
* A surname from Chinese.
** A surname from Hokkien
** A surname from Cantonese

#### 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.

### Anagrams

* gn, gn., GN

## Angami
### Letter

Ng
* The sixteenth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üi üi, A a, Ai ai, I i, Ie ie, U u, Uo uo, E e, Ei ei, O o, Ou ou, K k, Kh kh, G g, Ng ng, C c, Ch ch, J j, Jh jh, Ny ny, T t, Th th, D d, N n, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, Dz dz, P p, Ph ph, B b, M m, Pf pf, Bv bv, Y y, Yh yh, R r, Rh rh, L l, Lh lh, F f, V v, W w, Wh wh, S s, Sh sh, Z z, Zh zh, H h

## Indonesian
### Etymology 1

From Hakka 吳 / 吴 (Ǹg).

#### Proper noun

Ng
* a surname from Hakka

### Etymology 2

From Hakka 伍 (Ńg).

#### Proper noun

Ng
* a surname from Hakka

## Kankanaey
### Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Ng. Pronunciation is influenced by English N and English G.

### Pronunciation

* (letter name) IPA: /ˈʔendji/ [ˈʔen.d͡ʒi̞]
** Rhymes: -endji
* (phoneme) IPA: /ŋ/ [ŋ]

### 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

## Lingala
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ⁿɡ/

### Letter

Ng (lower case ng)
* A letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

## Tagalog
### 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).

#### Alternative forms

* NG

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˌʔen ˈdji/ [ˌʔɛn̪ ˈd͡ʒi] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
*** IPA: (no yod coalescence) /ˌʔen ˈdji/ [ˌʔɛn̪ ˈd̪ji] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
*** Rhymes: -i
** IPA: /ˈŋa/ [ˈŋa] (letter name, Abakada alphabet)
*** Rhymes: -a
** IPA: /ŋ/ [ŋ] (phoneme)

#### 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

#### Letter

Ng (upper case, lower case ng, Baybayin spelling ᜅ)
* The twelfth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet), called nga and written in the Latin script.

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 黃 / 黄 (N̂g). The pronunciation of the surname in Tagalog is influenced by the word, ng.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /naŋ/ [n̪ɐŋ]
* Homophones: ng, nang, na'ng

#### Proper noun

Ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)
* a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

#### See also

* Huang
* Hwang
* Uy
* Wee
* Wong

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from English Ng, from Cantonese 吳 / 吴 (ng$^4$). The pronunciation of the surname in Tagalog is influenced by the word, ng.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /naŋ/ [n̪ɐŋ]
* Homophones: ng, nang, na'ng

#### Proper noun

Ng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔)
* a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

#### See also

* Go
* Ngo
* Wu

### Further reading

* “Ng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* (standard) IPA: /ɛŋ/
** (informal) IPA: /ŋ(ː)/

### Letter

Ng (upper case, lower case ng)
* The eleventh letter of the Welsh alphabet, called eng and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by G and followed by H.

### 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