peng

From Malay keping, perhaps through Batak hepeng.


peng

feeling of regret, unfulfilled desire, wishful thinking

sq-noun

peng m (plural pengje, definite pengu, definite plural pengjet)

pengje (plural)
pengu (definite)
pengjet (definite plural)


peng

(Chinese mythology) A legendary enormous bird.

From romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 鵬／鹏 (péng).


peng

Gimme two laksa, one milo peng!

1992 February 21, HanLin Goh, “touchy subject”, in soc.culture.asean (Usenet):

Mamak, give me a "capati", extra large, bawang banyak-banyak; one ice kacang, two milo peng, tiga teh tarik...

1992 August 4, Beng Ting, “Malaysian food”, in soc.culture.asean (Usenet):

*sputters kopi peng across monitor screen*

2005 May 14, Ir. Liew, “Re: XX Pc User 2 - usb2COM.jpg”, in tmnet.communities (Usenet):

I make various types of hot and cold drinks but the most popular is my kopi peng.

2018 August, Trisha N, quoting Everling Ang, “Ang’s ‘kopi peng’ is worth waiting half an hour for”, in The Star, →OCLC:

(Manglish, Singlish, chiefly attributive, of a drink) Iced; with ice added.


peng

Spread your chick like a centrefold / 'Cause she's penger than a scented rose.

2011, “Bulldozers”, in Ancient Future, performed by Cyrus Malachi:

I link for the peng, then I go link for the mud / I just stepped on the ends, sideman don't give me no spud

2016, “DPMO”, in Gunna Grimes (lyrics), #FingsOnThings, performed by 86:

I see a peng girl, then I pose (chillin') / If she ain't on it, I ghost

2017 September 22, “Man's Not Hot”performed by Big Shaq [Michael Dapaah]:

Look at the decors, hello, hola, who is that lengers?

2020 October 23, Triggy (lyrics and music), “Po’style”, 1:57–02:01:

I need me a big bat one, that’s a leng ting […]
Baby, baby, hold it down, why not waste, back side brown, no panties under that gown, golden brown, peng, leng, hold that skeng, bad b come link me a ten

2021 February 2, #CHR W2rksy x DB (lyrics and music), “No Cap”, 1:13–1:16 and 1:59–2:08:

Dom (David Jonsson): You know, you're very—
Yas (Vivian Oparah): Peng? Refreshingly disarming?
Dom: You ask a lot of questions.

2023, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia, directed by Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane:

(chiefly MTE, MLE) Physically or sexually attractive.

It caught me off guard because it was hench. My mind was like, ‘right, this burger’s hench’. I looked at it, right, ‘that look peng’, and it hit me two thirds of the way in, I clocked that the burger was not peng at all, it was just hench.

2016 December 9, Adam Boult, quoting Elijah Quashie, “These brilliant videos about London's takeaway chicken shops are a YouTube hit”, in The Daily Telegraph:

I'm not usually on African food, but the smell of that jollof is peng right now my dawg!

2017, Joseph Barnes Phillips, Big Foot ...and Tiny Little Heartstrings:

I just hit two cells with my right hand
Peng bujj got my fiends all coughing

2018 November 12, DigDat (lyrics and music), “Air Force (Remix)” ft. K Trap, Krept, and Konan:

(chiefly MTE, MLE) Of the highest quality; excellent; splendid.

en-adj

peng (comparative penger, superlative pengest)

penger (comparative)
pengest (superlative)

Etymology unknown, attested in the UK c. 2000. Documented possibilities include:
* From Jamaican Creole kushempeng (“high-quality marijuana”).
* From a clipping of penguin (“flightless sea bird”), deemed quintessentially cute.
* From Cantonese 又平又靚／又平又靓 (jau⁶ peng⁴ jau⁶ leng³, “cheap and also good quality”), see also 平靚正／平靓正 (peng⁴ leng³ zeng³, “low cost, high quality”), often heard from hawkers in major Chinatowns.

unk

Etymology unknown


peng

bang (a verbal emulation of a sudden percussive sound)


peng

(intransitive) to ring, jingle, clink (to give out a loud, resonant sound as when striking together two pieces of metal)

(intransitive, of musical instrument) to twang

hu-conj

Forms in parentheses are somewhat archaic or literary.

This verb has no prefix that could split, despite its first few letters.

pengek (first-person indicative object-indefinite present singular)
pengsz (indicative informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
peng (formal indicative object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
peng (indicative object-indefinite present singular third-person)
pengünk (first-person indicative object-indefinite plural present)
pengtek (indicative informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
pengnek (formal indicative object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
pengnek (indicative object-indefinite plural present third-person)
intransitive verb (first-person indicative object-definite present third-person)
intransitive verb (formal indicative object-definite present second-person-semantically third-person)
intransitive verb (indicative informal object-definite present second-person)
definite forms are not used (first-person indicative object-definite present third-person)
definite forms are not used (formal indicative object-definite present second-person-semantically third-person)
definite forms are not used (indicative informal object-definite present second-person)
pengtem (first-person indicative object-indefinite past singular)
pengtél (indicative informal object-indefinite past second-person singular)
pengett (formal indicative object-indefinite past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
pengett (indicative object-indefinite past singular third-person)
pengtünk (first-person indicative object-indefinite past plural)
pengtetek (indicative informal object-indefinite past plural second-person)
pengtek (formal indicative object-indefinite past plural second-person-semantically third-person)
pengtek (indicative object-indefinite past plural third-person)
or a time adverb (first-person future indicative third-person)
or a time adverb (formal future indicative second-person-semantically third-person)
or a time adverb (future indicative informal second-person)
e.g. pengni fog. (first-person future indicative third-person)
e.g. pengni fog. (formal future indicative second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. pengni fog. (future indicative informal second-person)
pengék (first-person object-indefinite singular)
pengél (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
penge (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
penge (object-indefinite singular third-person)
pengénk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
pengétek (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
pengének (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
pengének (object-indefinite plural third-person)
e.g. peng vala (first-person third-person)
e.g. peng vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. peng vala (informal second-person)
pengett vala (first-person third-person)
pengett vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
pengett vala (informal second-person)
volt. (first-person third-person)
volt. (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
volt. (informal second-person)
pengendek (first-person object-indefinite singular)
pengendesz (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
pengend (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
pengend (object-indefinite singular third-person)
pengendünk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
pengendetek (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
pengendenek (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
pengendenek (object-indefinite plural third-person)
pengnék (conditional first-person object-indefinite present singular)
pengnél (conditional informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
pengne (conditional formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
pengne (conditional object-indefinite present singular third-person)
pengnénk (conditional first-person object-indefinite plural present)
pengnétek (conditional informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
pengnének (conditional formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
pengnének (conditional object-indefinite plural present third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional informal past second-person)
e.g. pengett volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
e.g. pengett volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. pengett volna (conditional informal past second-person)
pengjek (first-person object-indefinite present singular subjunctive)
pengj or (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
pengjél (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
pengjen (formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular subjunctive third-person)
pengjen (object-indefinite present singular subjunctive third-person)
pengjünk (first-person object-indefinite plural present subjunctive)
pengjetek (informal object-indefinite plural present second-person subjunctive)
pengjenek (formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically subjunctive third-person)
pengjenek (object-indefinite plural present subjunctive third-person)
e.g. pengett légyen (first-person third-person)
e.g. pengett légyen (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. pengett légyen (informal second-person)
pengni (infinitive)
pengnem (first-person infinitive singular)
pengned (infinitive informal second-person singular)
pengnie (formal infinitive second-person-semantically singular third-person)
pengnie (infinitive singular third-person)
pengnünk (first-person infinitive plural)
pengnetek (infinitive informal plural second-person)
pengniük (formal infinitive plural second-person-semantically third-person)
pengniük (infinitive plural third-person)
pengés (noun-from-verb)
pengő
pengett
pengve
pengvén
pengek (first-person indicative object-indefinite present singular)
pengesz (indicative informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
peng (formal indicative object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
peng (indicative object-indefinite present singular third-person)
pengünk (first-person indicative object-indefinite plural present)
pengetek or (indicative informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
pengtek (indicative informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
pengenek (formal indicative object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
pengenek (indicative object-indefinite plural present third-person)
intransitive verb (first-person indicative object-definite present third-person)
intransitive verb (formal indicative object-definite present second-person-semantically third-person)
intransitive verb (indicative informal object-definite present second-person)
definite forms are not used (first-person indicative object-definite present third-person)
definite forms are not used (formal indicative object-definite present second-person-semantically third-person)
definite forms are not used (indicative informal object-definite present second-person)
pengtem (first-person indicative object-indefinite past singular)
pengtél (indicative informal object-indefinite past second-person singular)
pengett (formal indicative object-indefinite past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
pengett (indicative object-indefinite past singular third-person)
pengtünk (first-person indicative object-indefinite past plural)
pengtetek (indicative informal object-indefinite past plural second-person)
pengtek (formal indicative object-indefinite past plural second-person-semantically third-person)
pengtek (indicative object-indefinite past plural third-person)
or a time adverb (first-person future indicative third-person)
or a time adverb (formal future indicative second-person-semantically third-person)
or a time adverb (future indicative informal second-person)
e.g. pengeni fog. (first-person future indicative third-person)
e.g. pengeni fog. (formal future indicative second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. pengeni fog. (future indicative informal second-person)
pengék (first-person object-indefinite singular)
pengél (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
penge (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
penge (object-indefinite singular third-person)
pengénk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
pengétek (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
pengének (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
pengének (object-indefinite plural third-person)
e.g. peng vala (first-person third-person)
e.g. peng vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. peng vala (informal second-person)
pengett vala (first-person third-person)
pengett vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
pengett vala (informal second-person)
volt. (first-person third-person)
volt. (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
volt. (informal second-person)
pengendek (first-person object-indefinite singular)
pengendesz (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
pengend (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
pengend (object-indefinite singular third-person)
pengendünk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
pengendetek (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
pengendenek (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
pengendenek (object-indefinite plural third-person)
pengenék (conditional first-person object-indefinite present singular)
pengenél (conditional informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
pengene (conditional formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
pengene (conditional object-indefinite present singular third-person)
pengenénk (conditional first-person object-indefinite plural present)
pengenétek (conditional informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
pengenének (conditional formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
pengenének (conditional object-indefinite plural present third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional informal past second-person)
e.g. pengett volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
e.g. pengett volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. pengett volna (conditional informal past second-person)
pengjek (first-person object-indefinite present singular subjunctive)
pengj or (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
pengjél (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
pengjen (formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular subjunctive third-person)
pengjen (object-indefinite present singular subjunctive third-person)
pengjünk (first-person object-indefinite plural present subjunctive)
pengjetek (informal object-indefinite plural present second-person subjunctive)
pengjenek (formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically subjunctive third-person)
pengjenek (object-indefinite plural present subjunctive third-person)
e.g. pengett légyen (first-person third-person)
e.g. pengett légyen (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. pengett légyen (informal second-person)
pengeni (infinitive)
pengenem (first-person infinitive singular)
pengened (infinitive informal second-person singular)
pengenie (formal infinitive second-person-semantically singular third-person)
pengenie (infinitive singular third-person)
pengenünk (first-person infinitive plural)
pengenetek (infinitive informal plural second-person)
pengeniük (formal infinitive plural second-person-semantically third-person)
pengeniük (infinitive plural third-person)
pengés (noun-from-verb)
pengő
pengett
pengve
pengvén
penghetek (first-person indicative object-indefinite present singular)
penghetsz (indicative informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
penghet (formal indicative object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
penghet (indicative object-indefinite present singular third-person)
penghetünk (first-person indicative object-indefinite plural present)
penghettek (indicative informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
penghetnek (formal indicative object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
penghetnek (indicative object-indefinite plural present third-person)
intransitive verb (first-person indicative object-definite present third-person)
intransitive verb (formal indicative object-definite present second-person-semantically third-person)
intransitive verb (indicative informal object-definite present second-person)
definite forms are not used (first-person indicative object-definite present third-person)
definite forms are not used (formal indicative object-definite present second-person-semantically third-person)
definite forms are not used (indicative informal object-definite present second-person)
penghettem (first-person indicative object-indefinite past singular)
penghettél (indicative informal object-indefinite past second-person singular)
penghetett (formal indicative object-indefinite past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
penghetett (indicative object-indefinite past singular third-person)
penghettünk (first-person indicative object-indefinite past plural)
penghettetek (indicative informal object-indefinite past plural second-person)
penghettek (formal indicative object-indefinite past plural second-person-semantically third-person)
penghettek (indicative object-indefinite past plural third-person)
pengheték (first-person object-indefinite singular)
penghetél (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
penghete (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
penghete (object-indefinite singular third-person)
pengheténk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
penghetétek (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
penghetének (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
penghetének (object-indefinite plural third-person)
e.g. penghet vala (first-person third-person)
e.g. penghet vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. penghet vala (informal second-person)
penghetett vala (first-person third-person)
penghetett vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
penghetett vala (informal second-person)
volt. (first-person third-person)
volt. (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
volt. (informal second-person)
penghetendek (first-person object-indefinite singular)
or pengandhatok (first-person object-indefinite singular)
penghetendesz (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
or pengandhatsz (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
penghetend (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
penghetend (object-indefinite singular third-person)
or pengandhat (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
or pengandhat (object-indefinite singular third-person)
penghetendünk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
or pengandhatunk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
penghetendetek (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
or pengandhattok (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
penghetendenek (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
penghetendenek (object-indefinite plural third-person)
or pengandhatnak (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
or pengandhatnak (object-indefinite plural third-person)
penghetnék (conditional first-person object-indefinite present singular)
penghetnél (conditional informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
penghetne (conditional formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
penghetne (conditional object-indefinite present singular third-person)
penghetnénk (conditional first-person object-indefinite plural present)
penghetnétek (conditional informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
penghetnének (conditional formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
penghetnének (conditional object-indefinite plural present third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional informal past second-person)
e.g. penghetett volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
e.g. penghetett volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. penghetett volna (conditional informal past second-person)
penghessek (first-person object-indefinite present singular subjunctive)
penghess or (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
penghessél (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
penghessen (formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular subjunctive third-person)
penghessen (object-indefinite present singular subjunctive third-person)
penghessünk (first-person object-indefinite plural present subjunctive)
penghessetek (informal object-indefinite plural present second-person subjunctive)
penghessenek (formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically subjunctive third-person)
penghessenek (object-indefinite plural present subjunctive third-person)
e.g. penghetett légyen (first-person third-person)
e.g. penghetett légyen (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. penghetett légyen (informal second-person)
penghetni
penghetnem (first-person singular)
penghetned (informal second-person singular)
penghetnie (formal second-person-semantically singular third-person)
penghetnie (singular third-person)
penghetnünk (first-person plural)
penghetnetek (informal plural second-person)
penghetniük (formal plural second-person-semantically third-person)
penghetniük (plural third-person)
penghetve / penghetvén (formal plural second-person-semantically third-person)
penghetve / penghetvén (informal plural second-person)
penghetve / penghetvén (plural third-person)

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -g (“frequentative suffix”). Compare pendül.


peng

pengen (definite singular)
pengar (indefinite plural)
pengane (definite plural)


peng

Du ska få en peng när du fyller.

Nyutbildade får inga pengar till semester.

Pengarna eller livet!

peng (indefinite nominative singular)
pengen (definite nominative singular)
pengar (indefinite nominative plural)
pengarna (definite nominative plural)
pengs (genitive indefinite singular)
pengens (definite genitive singular)
pengars (genitive indefinite plural)
pengarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse peningr and pengr. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *panningaz.