teng
Definition of teng
1) narrow, tight, strained, collapse, trouble, angry (bêhn teng) 2) danger, scarcity, difficulty, straits, crisis, depression, blues, megrims 3) narrowness, trouble, need, straits
Other forms
tang
Etymology
Possibly from Avestan angra "anger, destructive, chaotic, disorderly, inhibitive, malign". “Angra Mainyu”, a term of Avestan can be translated as "narrow/destructive minded”.
Proto-Indo-European root meaning "tight, painfully constricted, painful".
Sanskrit amhu- "narrow", amhah "anguish",
Greek ankhein "to squeeze", ankhone "a strangling",
Latin angere "to throttle, torment",
Old Irish cum-ang "straitness, want",
Armenian anjuk "narrow",
Lithuanian ankštas "narrow",
Old English enge "narrow, painful",
Old Norse angra "to grieve, vex, distress",
Gothic aggwus "narrow".
Synonyms
asteng
Updated on March 6, 2023
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