kering

kering

Dutch

Etymology

From keren (“to turn back”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kering f (plural keringen, diminutive kerinkje n)

1. barrier, retaining wall (structure designed to keep water or earth in or out)

Derived terms

• stormvloedkering
• waterkering

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

• kereng (regional or literary)

Etymology

From the same Proto-Finno-Ugric root *kerä (“round, turning; turn, twist”)[1] as kerül and kerít +‎ -ing (frequentative suffix). [2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛriŋɡ]
• Hyphenation: ke‧ring
• Rhymes: -iŋɡ

Verb

kering

1. (intransitive) to circulate, revolve, orbit, circle

Conjugation

conjugation of kering

			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringek	keringesz	kering	keringünk	keringetek or keringtek	keringenek
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	keringtem	keringtél	keringett	keringtünk	keringtetek	keringtek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringenék	keringenél	keringene	keringenénk	keringenétek	keringenének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringjek	keringj or keringjél	keringjen	keringjünk	keringjetek	keringjenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Infinitive	keringeni		keringenem	keringened	keringenie	keringenünk	keringenetek	keringeniük
Other nonfinite verb forms			Verbal noun	Present participle	Past participle	Future part.	Adverbial part.	Potential
			keringés	keringő	keringett	―	keringve	keringhet

or

conjugation of kering

			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringek	keringsz	kering	keringünk	keringtek	keringnek
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	keringtem	keringtél	keringett	keringtünk	keringtetek	keringtek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringnék	keringnél	keringne	keringnénk	keringnétek	keringnének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringjek	keringj or keringjél	keringjen	keringjünk	keringjetek	keringjenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Infinitive	keringni		keringnem	keringned	keringnie	keringnünk	keringnetek	keringniük
Other nonfinite verb forms			Verbal noun	Present participle	Past participle	Future part.	Adverbial part.	Potential
			keringés	keringő	keringett	―	keringve	keringhet

Derived terms

• keringés
• keringő

Related terms

• kerengő dervisek
• kerít
• kerül

References

1. Entry #286 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
2. kering in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

• kering in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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Adjective

kering

1. strong (physically)

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈrɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: kê‧ring

Etymology 1

From Malay kering.

Adjective

kêring (superlative terkering)

1. dry:
   1. free from or lacking moisture.

      hidangan ini sudah kering ― this dish is dry

      Antonyms: basah, berair, lembap

   2. unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (farming) milk.
2. (figurative) broke, penniless: without any money.
3. (figurative) menopaused.
4. (figurative) startled, stunned, surprised.

   Synonyms: kaget, heran, tersirap

Derived terms

• berkering
• kekeringan
• kering-kering
• mengering
• mengeringi
• mengeringkan
• pengering
• pengeringan
• terkering

 

• kering beku
• kering embun
• kering kerontang
• kering mersik
• kering ringkai
• kering tulang

 

• batuk kering
• kamar mandi kering
• pasar kering

 

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Noun

kêring (first-person possessive keringku, second-person possessive keringmu, third-person possessive keringnya)

1. ringing

Derived terms

• berkering-kering

 

Further reading

• “kering” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ka-wiʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-wiʀi.

Adjective

kering

1. left, opposite of right