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English word origin

Etymology of ching

Borrowed from Thai ฉิ่ง (chìng).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Thai ฉิ่ง (chìng).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
intj

The sound of metal or glass clinking.

verb

To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck. · To stab. · Of the male kakapo: to make its high-pitched mating call.

noun

A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck. · Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount). · A high-pitched mating call made by the male kakapo. · A knife.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Onomatopoeic.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

Cocaine.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Unknown.

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