pung

See also: Pung and pu̇ng

English

A pung used to deliver groceries in New Hampshire, USA

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʌŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Etymology 1

Shortened form of tom-pung, from the same Algonquian etymon as toboggan.

Noun

pung (plural pungs)

1. (US, Canada) A low box-like sleigh designed to be pulled by one horse.
   • 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables‎^[1], page 213:

     […] they all crowded into the big pung sleigh, among straw and furry robes.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 碰 (pèng).

Alternative forms

• pong

Noun

pung (plural pungs)

1. (mahjong) A set of three identical tiles.

Coordinate terms

• chow
• kong

Translations

mahjong: a set of three identical tiles

• Japanese: 碰 (ja) (pon)

Etymology 3

Verb

pung

1. (nonstandard) simple past and past participle of ping

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

From Malay punya (“to have”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puŋ/

Verb

pung

1. (transitive) to have

   di pung felem. ― he/she has a movie

Particle

pung

1. a possessive particle

   beta pung oto ― my car

References

• D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎^[2], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Aromanian

Verb

pung first-singular present indicative

1. Alternative form of pungu

Atong (India)

Etymology

From (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

pung

1. granary, rice storehouse

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Chuukese

Adjective

pung

1. right, correct, just

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse pungr.

Noun

pung c (singular definite pungen, plural indefinite punge)

1. purse (small bag for carrying money)

   Synonym: pengepung

2. (anatomy) scrotum
3. (zoology) a pouch in marsupials where it rears its young during their early infancy

Inflection

Declension of pung

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pung	pungen	punge	pungene
genitive	pungs	pungens	punges	pungenes

Derived terms

• pungabe c
• pungbrok n or c
• pungdyr n
• punge
• pungmejse c
• pungrotte c

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *poŋka (“tuber, boil, unevenness”), along with Hungarian bog.

Noun

pung (genitive punga, partitive punga)

1. bud

Declension

Declension of pung (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		pung	pungad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	punga
genitive			pungade
partitive		punga	pungi pungasid
illative		punga pungasse	pungadesse pungisse
inessive		pungas	pungades pungis
elative		pungast	pungadest pungist
allative		pungale	pungadele pungile
adessive		pungal	pungadel pungil
ablative		pungalt	pungadelt pungilt
translative		pungaks	pungadeks pungiks
terminative		pungani	pungadeni
essive		pungana	pungadena
abessive		pungata	pungadeta
comitative		pungaga	pungadega

Further reading

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

Icelandic

Noun

pung

1. indefinite accusative singular of pungur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse pungr.

Noun

pung m (definite singular pungen, indefinite plural punger, definite plural pungene)

1. a pouch (including of marsupials)
2. a purse
3. (anatomy) a scrotum

   Synonym: skrotum

Derived terms

• pengepung
• pungdyr
• sminkepung

References

• “pung” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse pungr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊŋː/

Noun

pung m (definite singular pungen, indefinite plural pungar, definite plural pungane)

1. a pouch (including of marsupials)
2. a purse
3. (anatomy) a scrotum

   Synonym: skrotum

Derived terms

• pengepung
• pungdyr
• sminkepung

References

• “pung” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish punger, from Old Norse pungr, itself of unknown origin.

Noun

pung c

1. a pouch, a purse (small bag that can be closed with drawstring or the like, used to keep small items)
2. a scrotum, a ballsack

   Synonyms: pungsäck, scrotum

3. a pouch in marsupials where it rears its young during their early infancy

Declension

Declension of pung
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	pung	pungen	pungar	pungarna
Genitive	pungs	pungens	pungars	pungarnas

Derived terms

• hängpung
• pansarpung
• punga
• punga ut
• pengapung
• pungdjur
• pungkross
• pungkula
• pungråtta
• pungräv
• pungslå
• pungspark
• pungvred

See also

• testikel

References

• pung in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pung in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pung in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)