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Etymology

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From keren (to turn back) +‎ -ing.

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Noun

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kering f (plural keringen, diminutive kerinkje n)

  1. barrier, retaining wall (structure designed to keep water or earth in or out)

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Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the same Proto-Finno-Ugric root *kerä (round, turning; turn, twist)[1] as kerül and kerít +‎ -ing (frequentative suffix). [2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛriŋɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ke‧ring
  • Rhymes: -iŋɡ

Verb

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kering

  1. (intransitive) to circulate, revolve, orbit, circle

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References

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  1. ^ Entry #286 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ kering in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

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  • kering in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Iban

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Adjective

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kering

  1. strong (physically)

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Malay kering.

Adjective

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kêring

  1. dry:
    1. free from or lacking moisture.
      hidangan ini sudah keringthis dish is dry
      Antonyms: basah, berair, lembap
    2. unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (farming) milk.
  2. (figurative) broke, penniless: without any money.
  3. (figurative) menopaused.
  4. (figurative) startled, stunned, surprised.
    Synonyms: kaget, heran, tersirap
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Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic

Noun

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kêring (uncountable)

  1. ringing
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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *ka-wiʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-wiʀi.

Adjective

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kering

  1. left, opposite of right
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