ciōng

Silesian

Alternative forms

• ćůng (Steuers Silesian alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ciąg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕoŋk/

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• Rhymes: -oŋk
• Syllabification: ciōng

Noun

ciōng m inan

1. draft of air
2. (in the plural) pull (attraction to something)
3. course, proceeding (sequence of events)
4. tether, halter
5. (mathematics) sequence (an ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers)

Further reading

• ciōng in silling.org
• Bogdan Kallus (2020) “ciōng”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 267
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “ćų̊ṅg, ćų̊ṅgi”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 153