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heng.

The character ꜧ, combining an h and an eng, which stands for the hypothetical phoneme in English that includes both [h] and [ŋ] as its allophones.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The character ꜧ, combining an h and an eng, which stands for the hypothetical phoneme in English that includes both [h] and [ŋ] as its allophones.

Where this word comes from

Blend of h + eng.

adj/heŋ/Singapore
  1. Fortunate, lucky.

    Manglish · Singlish
Where this word comes from

From Teochew 興 /兴 (hêng¹, “fortunate”) or Hokkien 幸 (hēng, “fortunate”). Compare Thai เฮง (heng), Khmer ហេង (heeng), Vietnamese hên.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.