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rung

/ˈɹʌŋ/RUHNG
/ˈɹʌŋ/RUHNG

Meaninga staff, a rod

Common meaning: a step of a ladder

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishhrungsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishrongesource
  3. Englishrung‘a step of a ladder’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English hrung ‘a staff, a rod’.

Roots

  • hrung Old English “a staff, a rod”

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