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Reng

Reng

(r?ng)
,
Noun.
[See
Rank
,
Noun.
]
1.
A rank; a row.
[Obs.]
“In two renges fair.”
Chaucer.
2.
A rung or round of a ladder.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


reng

reng

See also: rēng, réng, rèng, rəng, and Réng

Hungarian

Verb

reng

  1. (intransitive) to shake, tremble, quiver, quake

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

  • rendít
  • rendül

References

  1. Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6

Kurdish

Noun

reng ?

  1. color

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German reini.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʀæŋ/

Adjective

reng (masculine rengen, neuter rengt, comparative méi reng, superlative am rengsten)

  1. pure, clean

Declension

Derived terms


Mandarin

Romanization

reng

  1. Nonstandard spelling of rēng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of réng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of rèng.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Middle French

Noun

reng m (plural rengs or rengz)

  1. (military) rank
    • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:
      se tenir ferme en son reng contre les ennemys
      To remain steadfast in one's rank against the enemy

Descendants


Old French

Etymology

From Frankish *hring.

Alternative forms

Noun

reng m (oblique plural reinz, nominative singular reinz, nominative plural reng)

  1. place; position (especially among other things)

Descendants


Zazaki

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Iranian. Compare Persian رنگ (rang).

Noun

reng ?

  1. color