Added 10 October 2026
mung
/mʌŋ/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mung at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- mung bean (Vigna radiata, syn. Phaseolus aureus), cultivated for its sprouts.
verb
- To make repeated changes to a file or data which individually may be reversible, yet which ultimately result in an unintentional irreversible destruction of large portions of the original data.
- To harm, to damage; to destroy.
Origin
From Hindi मूँग (mūṅg), from Sanskrit मुद्ग (mudga).
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