"heng" meaning in English

See heng in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /heŋ/ [Singapore] Forms: more heng [comparative], most heng [superlative]
Etymology: From Hokkien 幸 (hēng, “fortunate”) or Teochew 興 /兴 (hêng¹, “fortunate”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|幸|t=fortunate|tr=hēng}} Hokkien 幸 (hēng, “fortunate”), {{bor|en|nan-tws|興|t=fortunate|tr=hêng¹}} Teochew 興 /兴 (hêng¹, “fortunate”) Head templates: {{en-adjective}} heng (comparative more heng, superlative most heng)
  1. (Manglish, Singlish) Fortunate, lucky. Tags: Manglish, Singlish Derived forms: heng ah
    Sense id: en-heng-en-adj-PxKwgsp4 Categories (other): Manglish, Singlish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: hengs [plural]
Etymology: Blend of h + eng. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|h|eng}} Blend of h + eng Head templates: {{en-noun}} heng (plural hengs)
  1. The character ꜧ, combining an h and an eng, which stands for the hypothetical phoneme in English that includes both [h] and [ŋ] as its allophones. Derived forms: hooktop heng
    Sense id: en-heng-en-noun--8NeHEk8 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 15 31 10 11 3 3 3 6 4 8 1 1 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 36 11 14 2 2 2 4 3 6 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2022 April 26, Unregistered, “Roles in accenture singapore”, in Salary.sg Forums:",
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          "ref": "2022 April 26, Unregistered, “Roles in accenture singapore”, in Salary.sg Forums:",
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