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ding

See also: Ding, dìng, dīng, dǐng, dìŋ, and ding-

English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English dingen, dyngen (strong verb), from Old English *dingan (“to ding”), from Proto-West Germanic *dingwan, from Proto-Germanic *dingwaną (“to beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰen- (“to beat, push”).

Related to Old English denġan, denċġan (“to ding, knock, beat, strike”, weak verb) and Old Norse dengja (“to hammer”, weak verb); both from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (“to beat, hammer, peen”), causative of *dingwaną.

Cognate with Icelandic dengja (“to hammer”), Swedish dänga (“to bang, beat”), Danish dænge (“to bang, beat”), German tengeln, dengeln (“to peen”).

Noun

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ding (plural dings)

  1. (informal) Very minor damage caused by being struck; a small dent or chip.
    • 1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:
      Mike hit the bottom and picked up a little ding on his head.
    • 2007 September, “Ding Repairs”, BBC Wales, archived on 5 October 2014:
      If you surf regularly, then you're going to ding your board. Here's a rough guide on how to repair them... If the ding is on the rail, run tape across the ding conforming to the rail curve, leaving a gap to pour in resin and make sure it is sealed to prevent resin escaping and forming dribbles.
  2. (colloquial) A rejection.
    I just got my first ding letter.
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Verb

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ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dinging, simple past dinged or (obsolete) dang, past participle dinged or (obsolete) dang or (obsolete) dung)

  1. (transitive) To hit or strike.
  2. To dash; to throw violently.
  3. (transitive, colloquial) To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.
  4. (transitive, colloquial) To fire or reject.
    His top school dinged him last week.
  5. (transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from (somebody), in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.
    My bank dinged me three bucks for using their competitor's ATM.
    • 2015 August 7, Ron Lieber, “Bringing paternity leave into the mainstream [print version: Paid leave expands for fathers, but will there be any takers?, International New York Times, 10 August 2015, p. 14]”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      […] [E]mployees don't feel like they're going to get dinged on performance reviews because they had the same goals as a guy who had been there all 12 months with no leave.
  6. (transitive, golf) To mishit (a golf ball).
  7. (Scotland, of rain) To fall heavily and continually, with great force.
    • 1821, William Liddle (of Edinburgh.), Poems on different occasions, chiefly in the Scottish dialect, page 226:
      The night turn'd dark an' dang on rain,  […]
    • 1832, John Burness, Thrummy Cap, a Tale [in Verse]; and The Brownie O' Fearnden, a Ballad, page 4:
      An awfu' show'r o' sna' and drift / As ever dang down frae the lift; / Right wild an' monstrous Boreas roar'd.
    • 1876, Alec Forbes, MacDonald, page 193:
      It's dingin' on, isn't?
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Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic. Compare ding-dong,

Noun

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ding (plural dings)

  1. The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.
  2. (colloquial, roleplaying games, especially video games) The act of levelling up.
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ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dinging, simple past and past participle dinged)

  1. (intransitive) To make a high-pitched resonant sound like a bell.
  2. (transitive) To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.
    • 1884, Oswald Crawfurd, English comic dramatists:
      If I'm to have any good, let it come of itself; not keep dinging it, dinging it into one so.
  3. (intransitive, colloquial, roleplaying games, especially video games) To level up.
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Etymology 3

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Romanized from Mandarin 鼎 (dǐng).

 
a ding with an animal mask or taotie

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ding (plural dings or ding)

  1. An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
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Etymology 4

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From Cantonese 丁 (ding1).

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ding (plural dings)

  1. (Hong Kong) An indigenous inhabitant of the New Territories entitled to the building a village house under the Small House Policy.
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ding (plural dings)

  1. (Western Australia, offensive, ethnic slur) an Italian person, specifically an Italian Australian

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch ding, from Old Dutch thinc, from Proto-Germanic *þingą.

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ding (plural dinge)

  1. thing
    • 2016, “Dinge Raak Warm”, in Sal Jy Met My Dans?‎[2], performed by Kurt Darren, South Africa:
      Dinge raak warm, warm.
      Things are getting hot, hot.

Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ding, from Old High German thing, from Proto-West Germanic *þing (“appointment; meeting; matter”). Cognate with German Ding, English thing.

Noun

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ding n (plural dingar, diminutive dingale)

  1. (Sette Comuni) thing, object

Usage notes

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Most often used in the diminutive.

Declension

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Declension of ding – 3rd declension
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an 's ding de dingar
accusative an 's ding de dingar
dative aname me dinge in dingarn

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  • “ding” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch dinc, from Old Dutch thinc, from Proto-West Germanic *þing, from Proto-Germanic *þingą.

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ding n (plural dingen, diminutive dingetje n)

  1. matter, thing
    • 2006, Jeroen van Merwijk, “Een Ding”, in Even Iemand Doodslaan:
      Waarom zijn al die dingen daar ineens maar neergezet? / Is er een dingenmotie aangenomen, of een dingenwet? / Dat in elke straat en elke laan voortaan een soort van ding moet staan? / Ik liep laatst over straat en ik zag 'n ding staan
      Why did people put all these things in place all of a sudden? / Has a things motion been passed, or a law on things? / That every street and avenue should have some kind of thing in it from now on? / I was walking down the street the other day and I saw a thing standing around
  2. (historical) thing (popular assembly or judicial council in early Germanic society)
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  • Afrikaans: ding
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: dinggi
  • Jersey Dutch: däng

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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ding

  1. inflection of dingen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Irish

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ding

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    From Old Irish ding (“wedge”).[2] See Etymology 2 below.

    Noun

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    ding f (genitive singular dinge, nominative plural dingeacha)

    1. wedge
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    Declension of ding (second declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative ding dingeacha
    vocative a dhing a dhingeacha
    genitive dinge dingeacha
    dative ding dingeacha
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an ding na dingeacha
    genitive na dinge na ndingeacha
    dative leis an ding
    don ding     		leis na dingeacha
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    Etymology 2

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      From Old Irish dingid (“press, force”),[3] from Proto-Celtic *dingeti (“knead, form, press”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti, nasal infix present of *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, form”).

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      ding (present analytic dingeann, future analytic dingfidh, verbal noun dingeadh, past participle dingthe) (transitive)

      1. to wedge
      2. to cram, stuff (fill in a compressed manner)
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      Conjugation of ding (first conjugation – A)
      indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present dingim dingeann tú;
      dingir†       		dingeann sé, sí dingimid; dingeann muid dingeann sibh dingeann siad;
      dingid†       		a dhingeann; a dhingeas dingtear
      past dhing mé; dhingeas dhing tú; dhingis dhing sé, sí dhingeamar; dhing muid dhing sibh; dhingeabhair dhing siad; dhingeadar a dhing dingeadh
      past habitual dhinginn /
      dinginn‡       		dhingteá /
      dingteᇠ      		dhingeadh sé, sí /
      dingeadh sé, sí‡       		dhingimis; dhingeadh muid /
      dingimis‡; dingeadh muid‡       		dhingeadh sibh /
      dingeadh sibh‡       		dhingidís; dhingeadh siad /
      dingidís‡; dingeadh siad‡       		a dhingeadh dhingtí /
      dingtí‡
      singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      future dingfidh mé;
      dingfead       		dingfidh tú;
      dingfir†       		dingfidh sé, sí dingfimid;
      dingfidh muid       		dingfidh sibh dingfidh siad;
      dingfid†       		a dhingfidh; a dhingfeas dingfear
      conditional dhingfinn /
      dingfinn‡       		dhingfeá /
      dingfeᇠ      		dhingfeadh sé, sí /
      dingfeadh sé, sí‡       		dhingfimis; dhingfeadh muid /
      dingfimis‡; dingfeadh muid‡       		dhingfeadh sibh /
      dingfeadh sibh‡       		dhingfidís; dhingfeadh siad /
      dingfidís‡; dingfeadh siad‡       		a dhingfeadh dhingfí /
      dingfí‡
      subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present go ndinge mé;
      go ndingead†       		go ndinge tú;
      go ndingir†       		go ndinge sé, sí go ndingimid;
      go ndinge muid       		go ndinge sibh go ndinge siad;
      go ndingid†       		— go ndingtear
      past dá ndinginn dá ndingteá dá ndingeadh sé, sí dá ndingimis;
      dá ndingeadh muid       		dá ndingeadh sibh dá ndingidís;
      dá ndingeadh siad       		— dá ndingtí
      imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      — dingim ding dingeadh sé, sí dingimis dingigí;
      dingidh†       		dingidís — dingtear
      past participle dingthe
      verbal noun dingeadh

      † archaic or dialect form
      ‡ dependent form

      Derived terms
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      • dingire m (“wedging implement; light hammer”)
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      Etymology 3

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        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

        Noun

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        ding f (genitive singular dinge, nominative plural dingeacha)

        1. dint (mark left by a blow)
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        Declension of ding (second declension)
        bare forms
        singular plural
        nominative ding dingeacha
        vocative a dhing a dhingeacha
        genitive dinge dingeacha
        dative ding dingeacha
        forms with the definite article
        singular plural
        nominative an ding na dingeacha
        genitive na dinge na ndingeacha
        dative leis an ding
        don ding         		leis na dingeacha

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        ding (present analytic dingeann, future analytic dingfidh, verbal noun dingeadh, past participle dingthe)

        1. (transitive) to dint, mark with a blow
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        Conjugation of ding (first conjugation – A)
        indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        present dingim dingeann tú;
        dingir†         		dingeann sé, sí dingimid; dingeann muid dingeann sibh dingeann siad;
        dingid†         		a dhingeann; a dhingeas dingtear
        past dhing mé; dhingeas dhing tú; dhingis dhing sé, sí dhingeamar; dhing muid dhing sibh; dhingeabhair dhing siad; dhingeadar a dhing dingeadh
        past habitual dhinginn /
        dinginn‡         		dhingteá /
        dingteᇠ        		dhingeadh sé, sí /
        dingeadh sé, sí‡         		dhingimis; dhingeadh muid /
        dingimis‡; dingeadh muid‡         		dhingeadh sibh /
        dingeadh sibh‡         		dhingidís; dhingeadh siad /
        dingidís‡; dingeadh siad‡         		a dhingeadh dhingtí /
        dingtí‡
        singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        future dingfidh mé;
        dingfead         		dingfidh tú;
        dingfir†         		dingfidh sé, sí dingfimid;
        dingfidh muid         		dingfidh sibh dingfidh siad;
        dingfid†         		a dhingfidh; a dhingfeas dingfear
        conditional dhingfinn /
        dingfinn‡         		dhingfeá /
        dingfeᇠ        		dhingfeadh sé, sí /
        dingfeadh sé, sí‡         		dhingfimis; dhingfeadh muid /
        dingfimis‡; dingfeadh muid‡         		dhingfeadh sibh /
        dingfeadh sibh‡         		dhingfidís; dhingfeadh siad /
        dingfidís‡; dingfeadh siad‡         		a dhingfeadh dhingfí /
        dingfí‡
        subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        present go ndinge mé;
        go ndingead†         		go ndinge tú;
        go ndingir†         		go ndinge sé, sí go ndingimid;
        go ndinge muid         		go ndinge sibh go ndinge siad;
        go ndingid†         		— go ndingtear
        past dá ndinginn dá ndingteá dá ndingeadh sé, sí dá ndingimis;
        dá ndingeadh muid         		dá ndingeadh sibh dá ndingidís;
        dá ndingeadh siad         		— dá ndingtí
        imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        — dingim ding dingeadh sé, sí dingimis dingigí;
        dingidh†         		dingidís — dingtear
        past participle dingthe
        verbal noun dingeadh

        † archaic or dialect form
        ‡ dependent form

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        Mutated forms of ding
        radical lenition eclipsis
        ding dhing nding

        Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
        All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

        References

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        1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 85
        2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ding”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
        3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dingid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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        Iu Mien

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        Etymology

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        From Chinese 釘 (MC teng).

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        ding

        1. nail

        Khasi

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        ding

        1. fire
          • 1955, “Ezekiel 30:8”, in Khasi Common Language Bible:
            Haba nga tbeh ding ha ka Ijipt
            when I have set a fire in Egypt (KJV)

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        • Singh, U Nissor (1906), Khasi-English dictionary‎[3], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 69. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

        Mandarin

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        Romanization

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        ding

        1. nonstandard spelling of dīng
        2. nonstandard spelling of dǐng
        3. nonstandard spelling of dìng

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        • 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

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        ding

        1. alternative form of dingen

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        Adjective

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        ding

        1. alternative form of digne

        Mizo

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        Etymology

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        From Proto-Kuki-Chin *diŋ (“to stand, stop”).

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        ding (stem II din)

        1. to stand up

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        ding

        1. right (opposite of left)
        2. for right-handed people
        3. upright

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        Alternative forms

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        Etymology

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        From Proto-West Germanic *þing.

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        ding n

        1. thing, object
        2. matter, case

        Declension

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        Declension of ding (neuter a-stem)
        case singular plural
        nominative ding ding
        accusative ding ding
        genitive dinges dingo
        dative dinge dingum
        instrumental dingu —

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        Palauan

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        Etymology

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        From Pre-Palauan *ðayiŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.

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        ding

        1. ear

        References

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        • ding in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
        • ding in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
        • ding in Lewis S. Josephs; Edwin G. McManus; Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977), Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 80.

        Scots

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        Etymology

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        Probably from Old Norse dengja (“to beat, thrash”). Cognate with Swedish dänga, Danish dænge.

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        ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dingin, simple past dang, past participle dung)

        1. to beat, hit, strike
          • Traditional, “Jock o Braidislee”:
            An he's awa tae the greenwood gane / Tae ding the dun deer doon.
            And he's gone away to the greenwood / To strike the dun deer down.
        2. to beat, excel, defeat
        3. to dash, demolish, tear down
          • 1960, “Freedom Come-All-Ye”‎[4]performed by Hamish Henderson:
            An the black lad frae yont Nyanga dings the fell gallows o the burghers doun
            And the black lad from distant Nyanga tears the foul gallows of the bourgeois down.

        Swedish

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        Etymology

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        From Tavringer Romani dinalo, dingalo (“crazy”), from Romani dinelo (“stupid, crazy”). Related to Sanskrit दीन (dīna, “weak”).

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        ding (comparative mer ding, superlative mest ding)

        1. (colloquial) mad, crazy

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        • The neuter form is usually avoided, compare rädd.

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        Inflection of ding
        Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
        common singular ding mer ding mest ding
        neuter singular dingt mer dingt mest dingt
        plural dinga mer dinga mest dinga
        masculine plural2 dinge mer dinga mest dinga
        Definite positive comparative superlative
        masculine singular3 dinge mer dinge mest dinge
        all dinga mer dinga mest dinga

        1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
        2 Dated or archaic.
        3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

        References

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        • “ding”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
        • “ding”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
        • “ding”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
        • Gerd Carling (2005), “ding”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 78

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        West Frisian

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        Etymology

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        From Old Frisian thing, from Proto-West Germanic *þing. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Ding, Dutch ding and German Ding.

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        ding c (plural dingen)

        1. thing

        References

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        • “ding (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

        Zhuang

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        Etymology

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        From Chinese 丁 (MC teng).

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        ding (Sawndip form 丁, 1957–1982 spelling diŋ)

        1. the fourth of the ten heavenly stems

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        Chinese heavenly stems: dienganedit

        Zyphe

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        Verb

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        ding

        1. to drink
        2. to be straight

        References

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        • Samson Alexander Lotven (2021) The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages (Dissertation)‎[6]
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