different between hypocoristic vs ging

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????????? (hupokoristikós), from ???????????? (hupokorízomai, “I speak in the language of children”), from ??? (hupó, “below”) + ????????? (korízomai, “I act like a girl”), from ???? (kór?, “girl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ha?p?k????st?k/

Adjective

hypocoristic (comparative more hypocoristic, superlative most hypocoristic)

1. Relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy with the person.
2. Relating to baby talk.

Related terms

• hypocorism
• hypocoristical
• hypocoristically

Translations

Noun

hypocoristic (plural hypocoristics)

1. A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name.

Translations

Further reading

• hypocoristic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• hypocoristic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• hypocoristic at OneLook Dictionary Search

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