different between zarking vs parking

English

Etymology

Coined by Douglas Adams as a derivative of zark in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1978). See -ing.

Pronunciation

Adjective

zarking (not comparable)

1. (slang, euphemistic) Fucking (as an intensifier).
   • 1997, "Scott McClare", ARSCC - An open letter (discussion on Internet newsgroup alt.religion.scientology)

     Nonsense. Why should those of us outside the U.S. give a zarking photon what the U.S. State Department thinks?

   • 2002, "major kong", apartments in wicker park etc.. (discussion on Internet newsgroup chi.general)

     The only time I was "approached" by a so called mugger was on the Gravigny Balizy stop THEN I had to spend 4 zarking hours in a zarking police station. I am glad they have cleaned it up since I was there in the late 80's and you had a good time there.

   • 2008, Andria Markut, The Chronicles of the Knights of the Code: Volume 1 the Search

     "You zarking, smeging ^[sic], harebrained fools!" Keindorm cursed the pair, picking his hat up off the ground […]

English

Etymology

park +? -ing

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??k??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??k??/
• Rhymes: -??(r)k??
• Hyphenation: park?ing

Verb

parking

1. present participle of park

   Parking a car in a tight spot gave him some satisfaction. (as gerund)

   His parking skills needed improvement. (as participial adjective)

   They will be parking the aircraft in the desert for the next few months. (as progressive)

   Each one of his parkings of securities was a separate count on the indictment. (as gerundial noun)

Noun

parking (usually uncountable, plural parkings)

1. The action of the verb to park.

   Parking in central London can be very difficult.

   • 1948, Report of the Charlotte Parking Survey: Downtown Business District

     Table 6 represents an analysis of the parking usage in the Downtown Business District, in terms of the number of parkings, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., according to Type of Facility used, and the Purposes of the Trips […]

2. Space in which to park a car or other vehicle.

   It can be difficult to find parking in central London.

Usage notes

• Often used attributively, as an adjective.

Hyponyms

• angle parking
• parallel parking

Derived terms

Translations

Cebuano

Etymology

From English parking, from park (“to park”), from Middle English park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“enclosure, fence”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: par?king

Verb

parking

1. to park; to bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:parking.

Derived terms

• parkinganan

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English parking or from French parking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?r.k??/
• Hyphenation: par?king

Noun

parking f (plural parkings)

1. (Belgium) car park, parking lot

   Synonyms: parkeerplaats, parkeerterrein

Derived terms

• stadsparking

French

Etymology

From English parking.

Pronunciation

• (France) IPA^(key): /pa?ki?(?)/

Noun

parking m (plural parkings)

1. car park, parking lot

   Synonym: stationnement

Further reading

• “parking” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From English parking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??ki?/

Noun

parking

1. area where cars or other vehicles are parked; car park

   Synonym: stasionnman

Polish

Etymology

From English parking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?par.k?ink/ [?park???k]

Noun

parking m inan

1. car park

Declension

Derived terms

• (verbs) parkowa?, zaparkowa?
• (noun) parkingowy
• (adjective) parkingowy

Further reading

• parking in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• parking in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

From English parking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pa?kin/, [?pa?.k?n]

Noun

parking m (plural parkings)

1. car park (UK), parking lot (North America) (an area where cars may be parked)

   Synonyms: aparcamiento, estacionamiento

2. parking garage

Further reading

• “parking” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.