Ang

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ang"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 洪 (Âng).

Pronunciation

• (without /æ/ raising) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ/, [ˈæŋ]
• (/æ/ raising)
  • (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ̯ŋ/, [ˈeɪ̯ŋ]; /ˈɛ̃ŋ/, [ˈɛ̃ŋ]
• Rhymes: -æŋ
• Hyphenation: Ang

Proper noun

Ang (plural Angs)

1. A surname from Hokkien.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ang is the 9525^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3413 individuals. Ang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (84.18%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ang”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 40.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 洪 (Âng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaŋ/ [ˈʔaŋ]
• Hyphenation: Ang

Proper noun

Áng (Badlit spelling ᜀᜅ᜔)

1. a surname

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 洪 (Âng).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ/ [ˈaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: Ang

Proper noun

Ang

1. a surname from Hokkien

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 洪 (Âng). Doublet of Hong and Hung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaŋ/ [ʔɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: Ang
• Homophone: ang

Proper noun

Ang (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ang is the 31st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 121,093 individuals.

Anagrams

• nag-, nga, Gan