Etymology

ching

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Today it means: A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia. Full definition →

Thai ฉิ่ง
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ching · noun1

  1. Thai · borrowed fromฉิ่ง
  2. Thai · borrowed fromฉิ่ง
  3. English todayching

Borrowed from Thai ฉิ่ง (chìng).

ching · interjection, noun, verb2

Onomatopoeic.

ching · noun3

Unknown.

Ching · proper noun4

From Cantonese 程 (cing4).

Ching · proper noun5

  1. Hokkien · borrowed from莊 /庄
  2. English todayChing

From Hokkien 莊 /庄 (Chng).

Ching · proper noun6

From Mandarin 清 (Qīng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻing¹.

Ching · proper noun7

  1. mni · borrowed fromꯆꯤꯡ
  2. English todayChing

From Manipuri ꯆꯤꯡ (cing).

Words from the same roots

Hokkien莊 all →

cheng

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