among

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English

Alternative forms

• amonge (archaic)
• amoung (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English among, amang, amonge, amange, from Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- +‎ mong (“crowd; group; throng”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”), West Frisian mank (“among”), Dutch mank, maank (“among”), German Low German mank, manken (“among”), dialectal German mang (“among”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmʌŋ/, /əˈmɒŋ/
• Hyphenation: a‧mong
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Preposition

among

1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)

2. Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
3. Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.

Usage notes

• For the comparison of among with between, see the usage notes in between.
• Many Americans view "amongst" as an archaic/Commonwealth variant, and use "among" exclusively.

Synonyms

• amongst (variant of among, slightly dated)
• amidst
• amid

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• between
• within

Anagrams

• Gamon, Mogan, ang mo, goman, mango, ngoma

Bikol Central

Etymology

From amo +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔamoŋ/ [ˈʔa.moŋ]
• Hyphenation: a‧mong

Noun

among (Basahan spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜅ᜔)

1. alternative form of amo (“master; boss”)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧mong

Verb

among

1. to be made or become a collateral damage
2. to implicate; to connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something
3. to drag in

Ibatan

Etymology

Compare Yami among.

Noun

among

1. fish

Indonesian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.mɔŋ/
• Rhymes: -mɔŋ, -ɔŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: a‧mong

Noun

among

1. jewelry in coronation of odonafi

Further reading

• “among” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

among

1. romanization of ꦲꦩꦺꦴꦁ

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

among

1. party; banquet

Middle English

Alternative forms

• amang, amonkes, omang
• mang, mong

Etymology

From Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- +‎ mong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmɔnɡ/

Preposition

among

1. among

Adverb

among

1. among

Descendants

• English: among
• Geordie English: amang
• Scots: amang
• Yola: amang, mang (aphetic)

References

• “among(es, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “among(es, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Tagalog

Etymology

From amo +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔamoŋ/ [ˈʔaː.moŋ]
• Rhymes: -amoŋ
• Syllabification: a‧mong

Noun

among (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜅ᜔) (colloquial)

1. (vulgar) priest

   Synonym: pari

2. boss; chief; master

   Synonym: amo

See also

Further reading

• “among”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• Magno, maong

Yami

Etymology

Compare Ibatan among.

Noun

among

1. fish