ging

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English gyng, gynge, genge, from Old English genge (“a troop, privy, company, retinue”), from Old Norse gengi, from Proto-Germanic *gangiją (“pace, walk”). Cognate with Middle Low German gink (“a going, turn, way”), Old Norse gengi (“accompaniment, entourage, help”), Icelandic gengi (“rate”). Related to Old English gengan (“to go”), from Proto-Germanic *gangijaną (“to go”). More at gang. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɡɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɪŋ ==== Noun ==== ging (plural gings) (obsolete) A company; troop; a gang. === Etymology 2 === Perhaps onomatopoeic. ==== Noun ==== ging (plural gings) (Australia) A ‘shanghai’, or handheld catapult. [from 20th c.] === Etymology 3 === From ginger. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪnd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -ɪndʒ ==== Noun ==== ging (plural gings) (informal) A redhead, a ginger-haired person === Anagrams === GIGN == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪŋ === Verb === ging singular past indicative of gaan == Garo == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɯŋ/ === Noun === ging nose, snot, mucus ==== Derived terms ==== ==== References ==== Burling, R. (2003), The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan Mason, M.C. (1904) , English-Garo Dictionary, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, India Garo-Hindi-English Learners' Dictionary, North-Eastern Hill University Publications, Shillong == German == === Alternative forms === gieng (obsolete) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɪŋ/, (archaic) /ɡiːŋ/ === Verb === ging first/third-person singular preterite of gehen == Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɟɪɲ/ === Noun === ging f (genitive singular ginge, nominative plural geanntracha) Ulster form of ding (“wedge”) ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === == Mandarin == === Romanization === ging nonstandard spelling of gīng ==== Usage notes ==== Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone. == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== ging alternative form of genge (“band”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== ging alternative form of yong == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan, Old Norse ganga, with inflected forms from Old English gān (like English go). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɪŋ/ === Verb === ging (third-person singular simple present gings, present participle gaun, simple past gaed, past participle gaen) Doric Scots form of gang