Cross-language.... something

[afuna]

Trying to find an English word which sounds out like "ng+g" (not necessarily spelled that way), to prove (or maybe disprove) a point in a conversation.

I thought "finger" was close, but it turns out it's pronounced "fin+ger", rather than "fing+ger", huh.

Comments

[pne]

I don't have sound on here at work, but I'll note that the transcription on that page uses an ŋ (which is the "ng" sound) followed by a /ɡ/ (which is, unsurprisingly, the "g" sound).

[afuna]

*nods thoughtfully* Thank you for clearing up that symbol. I... huh I thought for some reason it was a j, which makes absolutely no sense now

(fin-jer, like ginger? *oops*)

ŋ

[pne]

I guess it arose from a combination of "n" and "g" (the single-hook hand-written version, not the two-oval printed version).

Re: ŋ

[afuna]

Tangentially, in this font, it looks kind of like a stylized katakana "ku". Would be tempted to say "ri" if it were more script-like, but anyway...

Yeah that makes sense! And off on another tangent, now I'm thinking about those !? things. Slashbangs. Swatterbottoms.... ohh interrobangs, right?

‽

[pne]

Interrobang, yes: ‽