"Leung" meaning in English

See Leung in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /liʌŋ/, /lʌŋ/, [lœŋ] [Hong-Kong] Forms: Leungs [plural]
Etymology: From Cantonese 梁 (loeng⁴). Etymology templates: {{der|en|yue|梁|tr=loeng⁴}} Cantonese 梁 (loeng⁴) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Leungs}} Leung (plural Leungs)
  1. A surname from Chinese. Related terms: Leong, Liang

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Leung meaning in English (1.1kB)

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yue",
        "3": "梁",
        "tr": "loeng⁴"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese 梁 (loeng⁴)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Cantonese 梁 (loeng⁴).",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    }
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Chinese."
      ],
      "id": "en-Leung-en-name-4TuPt0~5",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "Leong"
        },
        {
          "word": "Liang"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/liʌŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʌŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lœŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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    }
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    }
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        "English 2-syllable words",
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        "English surnames from Chinese",
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        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English uncountable nouns"
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        "A surname from Chinese."
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/liʌŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʌŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lœŋ]",
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