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Etymology of Ng

From various Chinese surnames, including: * Hokkien 黃 /黄 (N̂g) * Cantonese 吳 /吴 (ng⁴) and 伍 (ng⁵) The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A surname from Hokkien · A surname from Cantonese

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From various Chinese surnames, including: * Hokkien 黃 /黄 (N̂g) * Cantonese 吳 /吴 (ng⁴) and 伍 (ng⁵) The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

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  • Borrowed-form mention黃nan-hbl
  • Borrowed-form mention吳yue
  • Non-cognate comparisonngtl
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese"
    },
    {
      "name": "bor",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "黃",
        "tr": "N̂g"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 黃 /黄 (N̂g)"
    },
    {
      "name": "bor",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yue",
        "3": "吳",
        "tr": "ng⁴"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese 吳 /吴 (ng⁴)"
    },
    {
      "name": "zh-l",
      "args": {
        "1": "伍",
        "tr": "ng⁵"
      },
      "expansion": "伍 (ng⁵)"
    },
    {
      "name": "ncog",
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "ng"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog ng"
    }
  ],
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      "黃#Hokkien"
    ],
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      "黄#Hokkien"
    ],
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      "吳",
      "吳#Cantonese"
    ],
    [
      "吴",
      "吴#Cantonese"
    ],
    [
      "伍",
      "伍#Chinese"
    ],
    [
      "ng",
      "ng#Tagalog"
    ]
  ],
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  "descendants": [],
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  }
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