Plural of eng, a phonetic symbol (ŋ) representing the ng sound found in words like 'sing' and 'ring'.
From Old English 'eng,' derived from the runic letter that represented the nasal sound. The letter is used in phonetic writing systems and the International Phonetic Alphabet.
The 'ng' sound in English is so common that linguists gave it its own special letter (ŋ) rather than writing it as two letters every time—it's like a shorthand for something your mouth does naturally.
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