different between ginge vs ging

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??nd?/
• Rhymes: -?nd?

Adjective

ginge (comparative more ginge, superlative most ginge)

1. (slang, derogatory) ginger, red-haired

Noun

ginge (plural ginges)

1. (slang, derogatory) A red-haired person.

Anagrams

• geg in

Dutch

Verb

ginge

1. (archaic) singular past subjunctive of gaan

German

Pronunciation

Verb

ginge

1. first-person singular past subjunctive of gehen
2. third-person singular past subjunctive of gehen

Middle English

Adjective

ginge

1. Alternative form of yong

Swedish

Verb

ginge

1. (dated) past subjunctive of gå
   • 1669-1670, Lasse Lucidor, Skulle jag sörja, då vore jag tokot

   • 1907, Selma Lagerlöf, Nils Holgerssons underbara resa, chapter 26

   • 1917 translation, the Bible, 1 Corinthians, 11:31

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English gyng, gynge, genge, from Old English genge (“a troop, privy, company, retinue”), from Proto-Germanic *gangij? (“pace, walk”). Cognate with Middle Low German gink (“a going, turn, way”), Old Norse gengi (“accompaniment, entourage, help”), Icelandic gengi (“rate”). Related to Old English gengan (“to go”), from Proto-Germanic *gangijan? (“to go”). More at gang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????/

Noun

ging (plural gings)

1. (obsolete) A company; troop; a gang.
2. (dated) A slingshot

Etymology 2

From ginger

Pronunciation

Noun

ging (plural gings)

1. (informal) A redhead, a ginger-haired person

Anagrams

• GIGN

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??

Verb

ging

1. singular past indicative of gaan

Garo

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???/

Noun

ging

1. nose, snot, mucus

Derived terms

• gingkol
• gingnabak
• gingriking
• gingsep
• gingsi
• gingsika
• gingti
• gingting

References

• Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon?^[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan
• Mason, M.C. (1904) , English-Garo Dictionary, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, India
• Garo-Hindi-English Learners' Dictionary, North-Eastern Hill University Publications, Shillong

German

Alternative forms

• gieng (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???/

Verb

ging

1. first/third-person singular preterite of gehen

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???/

Noun

ging f (genitive singular ginge, nominative plural gingeacha)

1. Ulster form of ding (“wedge”)

Declension

Middle English

Adjective

ging

1. Alternative form of yong