"lang" meaning in English

See lang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlæŋ/ (note: without æ-raising), /ˈleɪ̯ŋ/ (note: æ-raising), /ˈlɛ̃ŋ/ (note: æ-raising) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lang.wav Forms: langer [comparative], langest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: Inherited from Northern Middle English lang (“long”) (southern long). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm-nor|lang||long|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Northern Middle English lang (“long”), {{inh+|en|enm-nor|lang|t=long}} Inherited from Northern Middle English lang (“long”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)
  1. (obsolete outside Northumbria) long Tags: obsolete, outside-Northumbria Derived forms: lang may yer lum reek, lang syne
    Sense id: en-lang-en-adj-~GbwIcZ9 Categories (other): Northumbrian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈlæŋ/ (note: without æ-raising), /ˈleɪ̯ŋ/ (note: æ-raising), /ˈlɛ̃ŋ/ (note: æ-raising) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lang.wav Forms: langs [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} lang (plural langs)
  1. Abbreviation of language Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: language
    Sense id: en-lang-en-noun-wb6MkBAt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Derived forms: artlang, auxlang, conlang, engelang, jokelang, loglang, memelang, natlang, protolang, romlang, speedlang, worldlang
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "langs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lang (plural langs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "lang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "language"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "artlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "auxlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "conlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "engelang"
        },
        {
          "word": "jokelang"
        },
        {
          "word": "loglang"
        },
        {
          "word": "memelang"
        },
        {
          "word": "natlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "protolang"
        },
        {
          "word": "romlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "speedlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "worldlang"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of language"
      ],
      "id": "en-lang-en-noun-wb6MkBAt",
      "links": [
        [
          "language",
          "language#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlæŋ/",
      "note": "without æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lang.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lang.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lang.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lang.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lang.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleɪ̯ŋ/",
      "note": "æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ̃ŋ/",
      "note": "æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lang"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lange"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lang"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "",
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        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm-nor",
        "3": "lang",
        "4": "",
        "5": "long",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Middle English lang (“long”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm-nor",
        "3": "lang",
        "t": "long"
      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Northern Middle English lang (“long”) (southern long).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "langer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "langest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "lang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Northumbrian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "lang may yer lum reek"
        },
        {
          "word": "lang syne"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "long"
      ],
      "id": "en-lang-en-adj-~GbwIcZ9",
      "links": [
        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete outside Northumbria) long"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "outside-Northumbria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlæŋ/",
      "note": "without æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lang.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lang.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lang.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lang.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lang.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleɪ̯ŋ/",
      "note": "æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ̃ŋ/",
      "note": "æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lang"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lange"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lang"
}
{
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Northern Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Northern Middle English",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 36 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/æŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/æŋ/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "artlang"
    },
    {
      "word": "auxlang"
    },
    {
      "word": "conlang"
    },
    {
      "word": "engelang"
    },
    {
      "word": "jokelang"
    },
    {
      "word": "loglang"
    },
    {
      "word": "memelang"
    },
    {
      "word": "natlang"
    },
    {
      "word": "protolang"
    },
    {
      "word": "romlang"
    },
    {
      "word": "speedlang"
    },
    {
      "word": "worldlang"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "langs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lang (plural langs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "lang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "language"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of language"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "language",
          "language#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlæŋ/",
      "note": "without æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lang.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lang.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lang.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lang.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lang.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleɪ̯ŋ/",
      "note": "æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ̃ŋ/",
      "note": "æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lang"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lange"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lang"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Northern Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Northern Middle English",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 36 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/æŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/æŋ/1 syllable"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "lang may yer lum reek"
    },
    {
      "word": "lang syne"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Northern Middle English lang (“long”) (southern long).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "langer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "langest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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        "lang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "long"
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        "(obsolete outside Northumbria) long"
      ],
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        "obsolete",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlæŋ/",
      "note": "without æ-raising"
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleɪ̯ŋ/",
      "note": "æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ̃ŋ/",
      "note": "æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lang"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lange"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lang"
}

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