kring
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See also: Kring
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kring, from Old Dutch *kring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
kring m (plural kringen, diminutive kringetje n)
- circle; round figure
- Kinderen, ga in een kring staan!
- Children, form a circle!
- circle, clique (a community of people with a shared common interest)
- Dit is in deze kringen ongebruikelijk.
- This is unusual in these circles.
- a circular stain left on a table by a wet glass
- (chiefly Belgium) the student organization of a university faculty
Derived terms
- kieskring
- kringgesprek
- kringloop
- kringspier
- kringverjaardag
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kring
- Negerhollands: rink
- → Indonesian: kring; → lingkungan (semantic loan)
- → Papiamentu: kren
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkriŋ/ [ˈkrɪŋ]
- Rhymes: -iŋ
- Syllabification: kring
Etymology 1
Noun
- (onomatopoeia) sound of bell.
Etymology 2
From Dutch kring (“circle”), from Middle Dutch kring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.
Noun
- (Catholicism) subdivision of a parish.
- Synonym: lingkungan
Further reading
- “kring” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- kreng (Trøndelag dialect)
Etymology
From Old Norse kringr.
Pronunciation
Preposition
kring
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “kring” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse kringr, originally "turn or go about in circles," from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adverb
kring
Preposition
kring
Synonyms
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkɾiŋ/ [ˈkɾiŋ]
- Rhymes: -iŋ
- Syllabification: kring
Interjection
kring (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)
- Alternative form of kring-kring
Further reading
- “kring”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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