"Song" meaning in English

See Song in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Sung [alternative], Soong [alternative]
enPR: so͝ong Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 宋 (Sòng). Etymology templates: {{wp|+ Dynasty}}, {{wp|+ (surname)}}, {{interproject-box|intro=Wikimedia Commons has media about|link=Song Dynasty|logo=Commons-logo.svg|logolink=commons:Category:Song Dynasty|noitalic=}}, {{commonscat|Song Dynasty}}, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-m|宋|tr=Sòng}} 宋 (Sòng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Song
  1. (historical) A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the beginning of the Yuan. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Song-en-name-4GtE7iAd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Chinese dynasties Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 11 10 2 7 3 24 3 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 26 23 5 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 35 27 21 5 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 36 26 23 5 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 36 27 21 5 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 36 25 21 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 30 25 20 11 14 Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 17 6 21 18 2 1 26 1 8
  2. (historical) A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China. Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in China
    Sense id: en-Song-en-name-5BaldCId Categories (other): Former polities, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 11 10 2 7 3 24 3 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 30 25 20 11 14
  3. (historical) The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned. Tags: historical Translations (Chinese Dynasty & Era): 宋朝 (english: sung³ ciu⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 宋朝 (Sòng Cháo) (Chinese Mandarin), 宋朝 (Sōchō) (alt: そうちょう) (Japanese), Sungai [masculine, plural] (Lithuanian), nhà Tống (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Song-en-name-rX5RvtGu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Chinese dynasties Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 11 10 2 7 3 24 3 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 30 25 20 11 14 Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 17 6 21 18 2 1 26 1 8 Disambiguation of 'Chinese Dynasty & Era': 23 3 55 13 6
  4. A surname from Chinese. Synonyms (Chinese rivers): Songjiang, Song Jiang Translations (Chinese Surname): (Sòng) (Chinese Mandarin), (Sōng) (Chinese Mandarin), 鬆 /松 (Sōng) (Chinese Mandarin), Tống (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Song-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Chinese dynasties Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 30 25 20 11 14 Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 17 6 21 18 2 1 26 1 8 Disambiguation of 'Chinese rivers': 4 5 31 43 18 Disambiguation of 'Chinese Surname': 4 2 12 80 2
  5. A river in China; any of various minor rivers in China. Categories (place): Places in China, Rivers in China
    Sense id: en-Song-en-name-vfcgLVg8 Categories (other): Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 30 25 20 11 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Northern Song, Southern Song Translations (Chinese Kingdom): (Sòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 宋朝 (Sòng Cháo) (Chinese Mandarin), Tống (Vietnamese)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'Chinese Kingdom': 33 3 27 35 3

Proper name

Etymology templates: {{wp|+ River}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Song
  1. A river in Papua New Guinea. Categories (place): Places in Papua New Guinea, Rivers in Papua New Guinea
    Sense id: en-Song-en-name-mD4hRv7f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology templates: {{wp|+, Nigeria}} Head templates: {{en-prop}} Song
  1. A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Categories (place): Places in Adamawa State, Nigeria, Places in Nigeria
    Sense id: en-Song-en-name-vsfx8jUc Categories (other): Local government areas of Nigeria, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Chinese dynasties Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 11 10 2 7 3 24 3 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 9 8 7 4 7 24 7 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 10 10 6 6 5 24 5 16 Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 17 6 21 18 2 1 26 1 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

Forms: Songs [plural]
Etymology: Derived from Khmer សុង (song). Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|en|km|សុង|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Khmer សុង (song), {{der+|en|km|សុង}} Derived from Khmer សុង (song) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Song (plural Songs)
  1. A surname from Khmer.
    Sense id: en-Song-en-name-KIfcPjtj Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name

enPR: so͞oʹu̇ng Etymology: Derived from Thai สอง (sɔ̌ɔng). Etymology templates: {{wp|+ district}}, {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|en|th|สอง|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Thai สอง (sɔ̌ɔng), {{der+|en|th|สอง}} Derived from Thai สอง (sɔ̌ɔng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Song
  1. A district of Phrae Province, Thailand. Categories (place): Districts of Phrae Province, Thailand, Places in Phrae Province, Thailand, Places in Thailand
    Sense id: en-Song-en-name-YsHkZQvg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 11 10 2 7 3 24 3 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Alternative forms

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