KUNG

Meaning of KUNG in English

[ kʊŋ ]

■ noun ( plural same)

1》 a member of a San (Bushman) people of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa.

2》 the Khoisan language of the ~.

Origin

Khoikhoi !~ , lit. 'people'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

KUNG — I. noun (plural ~) Date: 1926 a member of a people of southern Africa, the Khoisan language of the !~ …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KUNG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) kung fu {{link=Cheng Ch'eng kung">Cheng Ch'eng kung
Английский словарь Британика
KUNG — Usage: usually capitalized variant of qung
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KUNG — /koong/ , n. , pl. Kungs , ( esp. collectively ) Kung . a member of a San people of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KUNG — n. member of the Kung bushman tribe of the Kalahari Desert
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KUNG — I. ˈku̇ŋ, ˈküŋ; in !Kung the initial sound is a type of click noun ( plural Kung ) Date: 1926 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KUNG — [Kung] n, pl Kung (1926) 1: a member of a people of southern Africa--usu. preceded in writing by ] 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
!KUNG — !Kung, !xũ kʊŋ —In the language so named, the exclamation mark denotes a post-alveolar ('palatal') click. This accompanies a voiceless …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KUNG — fu [noun] [U] - a Chinese method of fighting which involves using your hands and feet and not using weapons
Cambridge English vocab
KUNG — n. Chou kung kung fu Cheng Ch'eng kung
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KUNG — n. Tzu kung kung fu kung pao
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KUNG — n. Pronunciation: ' gü ŋ Function: biographical name Prince 1833-1898 Manchu statesman
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KUNG — n. Pronunciation: ' ku ̇ ŋ , ' kü ŋ ; in !Kung the initial sound is a type of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KUNG FU — Pinyin gongfu Chinese martial art that is simultaneously a spiritual and a physical discipline. It has been practiced at least …
Английский словарь Британика
KUNG FU — ˌkəŋˈfü, ˌku̇ŋ- noun Usage: sometimes capitalized K&F Etymology: Chinese (Cantonese) gūng-fù or Chinese (Pekingese) kung 1 - fu 1 skill …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KUNG FU — /kung" fooh", koong"/ an ancient Chinese method of self-defense by striking blows at vulnerable areas of an attacker's body using …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KUNG PAO — adjective Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) gōng bǎo, literally, palace guardian Date: 1976 : being stir-fried or sometimes deep-fried and served in …
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KUNG FU — [kung fu] n [Chin (Beijing) gongfu skill, art] (1966): any of various Chinese arts of self-defense like karate
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KUNG-PI — Pinyin Gongbi, in Chinese painting, meticulous brush technique that delimits details very precisely and without independent or expressive variation. It …
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KUNG FU — ( (Chinese: skill), ) Pinyin Gongfu, a martial art, both a form of exercise with a spiritual dimension stemming from …
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TZU-KUNG — Pinyin Zigong, city in central Szechwan Province (sheng), China. Tzu-kung is a prefecture-level municipality (shih), which was formed in 1939 …
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LI KUNG-LIN — born 1049, Shu-ch'eng, Anhwei province, China died 1106 Pinyin Li Gonglin, also called Li Lung-mien one of the most lavishly …
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LEI KUNG — Pinyin Lei Gong (Chinese: Duke of Thunder), also called Lei Shen (Thunder God), Chinese Taoist deity who, when so ordered …
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KUNG-SUN LUNG — born 320?, BC, Chao, now Shansi, China died 250?, China Pinyin Gongsun Long one of the best known representatives of …
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KUNG-SUN HUNG — died 121 BC, China Pinyin Gongsun Hong scholar who helped establish Confucianism as the official doctrine of the Chinese state. …
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KUNG TZU-CHEN — born Aug. 22, 1792, Hang-chou, Chekiang Province, China died Sept. 26, 1841, Nanking also called Kung Ting-an, Pinyin Gong Zizhen, …
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KUNG CH'IN-WANG — ( (Prince), ) born Jan. 11, 1833, Peking died May 1898, Peking also called Kung Kung (Prince), Pinyin Gong Qinwang, …
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CHOU-KUNG — flourished 12th century BC, , China Pinyin Zhougong, English Duke of Chou major political figure who solidified the power of …
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CHENG CH'ENG-KUNG — born Aug. 28, 1624, Hirado, Japan died June 23, 1662, Taiwan Pinyin Zheng Chenggong, Western name Koxinga, or Coxinga pirate …
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SUN WU-KUNG — [Chinese] Sun Wu-Kung is the given name of the Monkey King. Sun, his family name, is based on the Chinese …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
FU — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Fu chien Fu chou Du Fu Tu Fu {{link=kung fu">kung fu
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GUNG HO — ˈgəŋˈhō adjective Etymology: Gung Ho, slogan of certain United States forces in Asia in World War II, from Chinese (Pekingese) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COHONG — WadeGiles romanization kung-hung, also called hong, or cong-hong the guild of Chinese merchants authorized by the central government to trade …
Britannica English vocabulary
KALAHARI — Physical features of southern Africa. a large, basinlike plain of the interior plateau of southern Africa. It occupies almost all …
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