different between bikini vs biking
bikini
English
Etymology
From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /b??ki?ni/
- Rhymes: -i?ni
Noun
bikini (plural bikinis)
- A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel.
- 1950, "In the Swim", Time, 2 Oct 1950:
- Cole has little but scorn for France's famed Bikini bathing suits. Explains he: " French girls, have short legs. Swimsuits have to be hiked up at the sides to make their legs look longer. "
- 1950, "In the Swim", Time, 2 Oct 1950:
- A brief bathing suit worn by men.
- 2004, Cathy Crimmons How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization - p. 202
- We high-schoolers didn't understand why death came in the form of a gorgeous young man with muscles in a skimpy bikini.
- 2004, Cathy Crimmons How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization - p. 202
Synonyms
- two-piece
Coordinate terms
- monokini
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- ????
Cebuano
Etymology
From English bikini.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi?ki?ni
Noun
bikini
- a monokini; the lower part of a bikini
- a bikini; a two-piece
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bikini.
Dutch
Etymology
From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi?ki.ni/
- Hyphenation: bi?ki?ni
- Rhymes: -ini
Noun
bikini m (plural bikini's, diminutive bikinietje n)
- bikini
French
Etymology
Named after the place name Bikini, from Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as an atom bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi.ki.ni/
Noun
bikini m (plural bikinis)
- bikini
Descendants
- ? Dutch: bikini
- ? English: bikini
- ? German: Bikini
- ? Portuguese: biquíni
- ? Spanish: biquini
Further reading
- “bikini” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Alternative forms
- bichini
Etymology
From French bikini.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi?ki.ni/
Noun
bikini m (invariable)
- bikini
- Synonym: due pezzi
See also
- costume da bagno
Japanese
Romanization
bikini
- R?maji transcription of ???
Norman
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bikini m (plural bikinis)
- (Jersey) bikini
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikinier, definite plural bikiniene)
- a bikini
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikiniar, definite plural bikiniane)
- a bikini
Polish
Etymology
From English bikini, from French bikini.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?i?k?i.?i/
Noun
bikini n (indeclinable)
- bikini
Derived terms
- (nouns) bikiniarz, bikiniara
Related terms
- (noun) bikiniarstwo
- (adjective) bikiniarski
Further reading
- bikini in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- bikini in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French bikini.
Noun
bikini n (uncountable)
- bikini
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from English bikini.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?ki?ni/
- Hyphenation: bi?ki?ni
Noun
bìk?ni m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- bikini
Declension
References
- “bikini” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Spanish
Alternative forms
- biquini
Etymology
Borrowed from English bikini.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi?kini/, [bi?ki.ni]
Noun
bikini m (plural bikinis)
- bikini
- (Catalonia) ham and cheese sandwich
Further reading
- “bikini” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Etymology
From French bikini, after the placename Bikini, originally from Marshallese Pikinni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??ki?n?/
- Rhymes: -i?n?
Noun
bikini c
- bikini
Declension
References
- bikini in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bikini in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French bikini.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bi?cini]
Noun
bikini (definite accusative bikiniyi, plural bikiniler)
- bikini
Declension
See also
- mayokini
- mayo
References
bikini From the web:
- what bikini top is best for me
- what bikini bottoms should i wear
- what bikini size am i
- what bikini should i get
- what bikini competitors eat
- what bikini bottoms are most flattering
- what bikini line means
- what bikini means
biking
English
Noun
biking (uncountable)
- The sport of riding a bicycle.
- Professional biking is plagued with controversies over drug use.
- The practice of riding a motorcycle.
Synonyms
- (the sport of riding a bicycle): cycling
Derived terms
- biking jacket
Verb
biking
- present participle of bike
Garo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
biking
- shell (of a turtle, insect etc...)
Derived terms
- do•chibiking
- mesbiking
- skobiking
References
- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon?[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 131
biking From the web:
- what biking does to your body
- what cycling shoes work with peloton
- what cycling does to your legs
- what cycling
- what cycling does to your body
- what cycling shoes are compatible with peloton
- what cycling shoes work for soulcycle
- what cycling shoes work with schwinn ic4
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