# -ng
## Cebuano
### Suffix

-ng
* Contraction of nga
    bag-o + nga tuig = bag-ong tuigNew Year or new year
    patay + nga ilaga = patayng ilagadead rat
* Appended to a name or noun to create a diminutive or affectionate term or name
    burikat + ng = buringprostitute
    Juana (feminine form of Juan) + ng = Juaninglittle Johanna / dear Johanna (feminine form of Little John)
    Timothy + ng = Timongdear Timothy

## Hungarian
### Etymology

First attested in the after 1416. -n (of debated origin) +‎ -g (frequentative verb-forming suffix)

### Suffix

-ng
* (frequentative suffix) Added to a verb or less frequently to a noun to form a verb denoting a repetitive action. Linking vowels are usually used between the stem and the suffix.

#### Usage notes

* (frequentative suffix) Variants:
    -ong is added to back-vowel words
       ‎hajol (“to bend”) + ‎-ng → ‎hajlong (“to bow repetitively”)
    -eng is added to unrounded front-vowel words
       ‎derül (“to clear up”) + ‎-ng → ‎dereng (“to dawn; to appear vaguely”)
    -öng is added to rounded front-vowel words
       ‎őrül (“to go insane”) + ‎-ng → ‎őrjöng (“to be wild, furious, raging”)
       ‎düh (“fury, rage”) + ‎-ng → ‎dühöng (“to be in a raging temper”)
    -ang is added to back-vowel words (rare)
       lappang (“to lurk”)
    -ing is added to front-vowel words (rare)
       kering (“to circulate, orbit”)

### See also

* Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

### References

* ↑ -ng in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

## Ojibwe
### Suffix

-ng
* A suffix denoting the locative form of a noun
* A suffix denoting the indefinite actor form of an animate intransitive verb (vai)
* A suffix denoting the third-person singular conjunct form of a Type 4 transitive inanimate verb (vti4)

### See also

* -ang
* -aang
* -d
* -iing
* -ing
* -ong
* -ood

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ŋ/ [ŋ]

### Etymology 1
#### Alternative forms

* -g — for roots ending in (n)
* -ng- — for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel.
* -m- — for compounds with initial stem ending in vowels, but the next stem starts with (b) or (p).
* -n- — for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel, but next stem starts with the letter (d), (s), or (t).
* -g- — for compounds with preceding stem ending with letter (n).

#### Ligature

-ng (Baybayin spelling ᜅ᜔)
* Enclitic suffix, connecting adjectives to nouns and vice versa, after words ending in vowels, except compound words where the next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p).
    Synonyms: na, -g, -ng-, -m-, -n-, -g-
    Magandang bulaklakPretty flower
* Enclitic suffix, connecting adverbs to verbs and vice versa, after words ending in vowels, except compound words where the next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p).
    Synonyms: na, -g
    Bigla siyang nagsalita.S/he suddenly spoke.

### Etymology 2

Possibly from Spanish -ín. See -ing.

#### Alternative forms

* -ing — for roots ending in consonants

#### Suffix

-ng (proper noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜅ᜔)
* Diminutive suffix, used to form diminutives of given names ending in vowels, often one already shortened or with a diminutive suffix.
    Pepeng ― little Joseph
    Isang ― little Isabel

### Derived terms

* Tagalog terms suffixed with -ng aling Andeng Asiong aswang ateng balang Betong Biring Bong charing Chedeng datung dikong Domeng Emong Enteng Goyong habang hanggang haring babae Imperyong Akemenida Imperyong Aleman Imperyong Otomano Imperyong Romano Imperyong Ruso inang ineng ising kabilang bangir Kahariang Bisigodo Kahariang Ostrogodo kalendaryong Gregoryano kuyang lelang lelong lengguwaheng senyas letrang bulakbol lutong mababang paaralan maging maikling kuwento maligayang pagdating maligayang Pasko manang manong mang Maring materyalismong diyalektiko mosang mosong muling sulit-tanong muling ulat-tanong Neneng ninang ninong Nonong numerong butal numerong pares pambansang awit pampublikong transportasyon pang-ulong hatinig pangalawang pangulo parang pasaring Poleng polong selestiyal punong mahistrado realismong sosyalista sandaan sandatang nuklear sang- sangkong Sebyong Simbang Gabi Talang Bakero Talang Batugan tatang Tatlong Hari Temyong Timong tiyang tiyong tsang tsong tuwing upang walong libo wikang senyas Zosing

### See also

* -ing
* -ito
* -ita
* -oy
* -ay

## Uzbek
### Suffix

-ng (Cyrillic -нг)
* Form of -ing after a noun ending in a vowel.
** Bu ruchkang.
    "This is your ballpen."

## Yilan Creole
### Etymology

From western dialectal Japanese ん (-n, “negative form of verbs”).

### Suffix

-ng
* Irrealis negation suffix.

#### Usage notes

* Always preceded by a

#### Antonyms

* -nay (“realis negation suffix”)

### References

* Chien Yuehchen, Shinji Sanada (2011) “台湾の宜蘭クレオールにおける否定辞―「ナイ」と「ン」の変容をめぐって― [Negation in Taiwan’s Yilan Creole: Focusing on -nay and -ng]”, in 言語研究 [Gengo Kenkyu]‎, number 140, pages 73-87