English Online Dictionary. What means song? What does song mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English song, sang, from Old English sang, from Proto-West Germanic *sangu, from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz (“singing, song”), from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- (“to sing”). Cognate with Scots sang, song (“singing, song”), Saterland Frisian Song (“song”), West Frisian sang (“song”), Dutch zang (“song”), Low German sang (“song”), German Sang (“singing, song”), Swedish sång (“song”), Norwegian Bokmål sang (“song”), Norwegian Nynorsk song (“song”), Icelandic söngur (“song”), Ancient Greek ὀμφή (omphḗ, “voice, oracle”). More at sing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɒŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /sɔŋ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /sɑŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɒŋ
Noun
song (countable and uncountable, plural songs)
- (music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
- (by extension) Any musical composition.
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- The act or art of singing.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
- A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.
- (obsolete) An object of derision; a laughing stock.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Polish: song
Translations
See also
- canticle
- go for a song
Anagrams
- NGOs, NGSO, Ngos, gons, nogs, snog
Atong (India)
Etymology
Cognate with Garo song. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
song
- village
Derived terms
References
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsoŋ/ [ˈsoŋ]
Noun
song
- rhinoceros beetle
See also
Chuukese
Adjective
song
- angry
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English song. Doublet of zang.
Pronunciation
Noun
song m (plural songs)
- song
- Synonyms: lied, liedje
Derived terms
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse sæing (“bed”), later sæng.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔŋk/
Noun
song f (genitive singular songar or seingjar, plural seingir or sengur)
- bed
Declension
Derived terms
- barnasong
See also
- kamar
- sovikamar
- svøvnposi
- svøvnur
- koddi
Garo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
song
- village, hamlet
- classifier for villages
Derived terms
- songjinma
- songsal
Mandarin
Romanization
song
- nonstandard spelling of sōng
- nonstandard spelling of sóng
- nonstandard spelling of sǒng
- nonstandard spelling of sòng
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sange, sang, songe, soong, songge
- zang, zong, zonge (Kent)
Etymology
From Old English sang, song, from Proto-West Germanic *sangw, from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔnɡ/, /sɔːnɡ/, /sanɡ/, /saːnɡ/
Noun
song (plural songes)
- A song (lyrical music):
- Religious or spiritual chanting or hymns.
- An exposition or story, especially a sung one.
- A song supposed to have occult or magical power.
- The practice or an instance of singing songs.
- The sound produced by a bird (rarely other creatures)
- A tune; non-lyrical music.
- A quip, declaration, or remark.
- A poem; a written work in verse.
Declension
Derived terms
- songly
Descendants
- English: song
- Scots: song, sang
- Yola: zong
References
- “sō̆ng, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 October 2018.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse sǫngr. Akin to English song.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔŋː/
Noun
song m (definite singular songen, indefinite plural songar, definite plural songane)
- song
Derived terms
Verb
song
- past of syngja and synga
References
- “song” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sonɡ/, [soŋɡ]
Noun
song m
- alternative form of sang
Declension
Strong a-stem:
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English song.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔŋk/
- Rhymes: -ɔŋk
- Syllabification: song
Noun
song m inan
- (music, theater) musical theater song, usually with social or political commentary (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
Declension
References
Further reading
- song in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- song in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English song.
Noun
song
- song
Tyap
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʷɔ́ŋ/
Noun
song
- dance
Verb
song
- to dance
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [sɔŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [sawŋ͡m˧˧]
- Homophone: xong
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *k-rɔːŋ (“rush [plant]”). Cognate with Chut [Rục] kərɔːŋ¹ ("rush") and krɔːŋ ("rattan").
Noun
(classifier cây) song • (双, 𫁷, )
- big rattan
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 窗 (“window”).
Noun
song • (窻, 雙, 窓, 牕)
- (archaic, literary) window
- short for chấn song (“upright post in a paling or railing”)
- sau song sắt ― behind (iron) bars
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 雙 (“double; pair”).
Prefix
song
- bi-; double; parallel
- song đấm ― twin punches; punches performed with both hands
Adverb
song
- (formal) however
- (formal) but
Derived terms
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *soːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese 雙 (MC sraewng, “two”). Cognate with Thai สอง (sɔ̌ɔng), Northern Thai ᩈᩬᨦ, Lao ສອງ (sǭng), Lü ᦉᦸᧂ (ṡoang), Tai Dam ꪎꪮꪉ, Shan သွင် (sǎung), Tai Nüa ᥔᥩᥒᥴ (sóang), Ahom 𑜏𑜨𑜂𑜫 (soṅ), Bouyei soongl.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /θoːŋ˨˦/
- Tone numbers: song1
- Hyphenation: song
Numeral
song (Sawndip forms 雙 or 双 or 松, 1957–1982 spelling soŋ)
- two
-
Usage notes
Used with ndeu rather than it.
Synonyms
- ngeih