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eng

Pronunciation: /ɛŋ/

“eng” is a Dutch word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. scary, creepy
  2. narrow
  3. small

Etymology

From Middle Dutch enge, from Old Dutch *engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī, from Proto-Germanic *anguz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus. Cognate with German eng, from Old High German engi.

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