English word origin

Etymology of kino

18th century. Perhaps borrowed from Mandingo cano, or from a language of the East Indies.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine.

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

18th century. Perhaps borrowed from Mandingo cano, or from a language of the East Indies.

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Source etymology 2

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adj

Grand, cinematic, especially in regards to cinema or other cultural media.

noun

Especially good or sophisticated cinema.

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

From Russian кино́ (kinó, “movie; cinema”), via Kino-Eye and Dziga Vertov's identification of his film Man with a Movie Camera as "ABSOLUTE KINOGRAPHY".

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Borrowed-form mentionкино́ru

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Source etymology 3

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noun

Physical contact with another person, touch.

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Coined by Ross Jeffries, from kinesthesia.

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