dng

Egyptian

Etymology

Compare Amharic ድንክ (dənk, “pigmy”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /dɛnɛɡ/
- Conventional anglicization: deneg

Noun

m

dwarf, pigmy

Inflection

Declension of dng (masculine)

singular	dng
dual	dngwj
plural	dngw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dng

dꜣg

dꜣng

Synonyms

nmw

References

Dickson, Paul (2006) Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order‎
Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 470

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