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English word origin

Etymology of heng

Blend of h + eng.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

The character ꜧ, combining an h and an eng, which stands for the hypothetical phoneme in English that includes both [h] and [ŋ] as its allophones.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Blend of h + eng.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Blend componenthen
  • Blend componentengen
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    ],
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
adj

Fortunate, lucky.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Teochew 興 /兴 (hêng¹, “fortunate”) or Hokkien 幸 (hēng, “fortunate”). Compare Thai เฮง (heng), Khmer ហេង (heeng), Vietnamese hên.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mention興nan-tws · fortunate
  • Borrowed-form mention幸nan-hbl · fortunate
  • Cognate mentionเฮงth
  • Cognate mentionហេងkm
  • Cognate mentionhênvi
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      },
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        "2": "hên"
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