see|Fang|f�ng|fáng|f�ng|fàng
English

Pronunciation
IPA: /fæ�/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æ�|-æ�

Etymology 1
From Old Norse fang (capture, embrace), from a Germanic base *fanga- (source also of Old English fon|f�n).

Noun
fang (plural fangs)

1. A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh or (in snakes) for injecting venom.

Translations
trans-top|canine tooth
Chinese: �� (ji�n yá)
Finnish: kulmahammas, torahammas
French: croc#French|croc m
Italian: dente m, dente canino, dente di cane
Japanese: � (��, kiba)
trans-mid
Latvian: ilknis m
Polish: kie� m
Portuguese: presa f
Russian: кл�к m
Spanish: colmillo m
Vietnamese: r�ng nanh
trans-bottom

Verb
fang

1. to strike or attack with the fangs

Etymology 2
Old English fon|f�n.

Verb
fang

1. (archaic, dialects) to capture, seize

See also
w:Fang|Wikipedia article on fangs

Catalan

Noun
fang m

1. mud

See also
llot m

Mandarin

Pinyin syllable
fang

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, f�ng, fáng, f�ng, or fàng.

Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin

fr:fang
io:fang
it:fang
ta:fang
te:fang
vi:fang
zh:fang

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