kring-kring

Tagalog

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare krung krung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌkɾiŋ ˈkɾiŋ/ [ˌkɾiŋ ˈkɾiŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: kring-kring

Interjection

kring-kring (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (onomatopoeia) imitating the sound of a ringing telephone, alarm, or bell
   • 2002, Joi Barrios, Roland B. Tolentino, Ang aklat likhaan ng tula at maikling kuwento, 2000, →ISBN:

     Kring-Kring Lilia F. Antonio ang pagtawag sa telepono sa taong marapat ibaon sa limot ay tulad sa pagkutkot ng sugat. habang tinutuklap ang tumitigas na langib kay-kati, kay sarap. subalit kapag nalantad ang mamula-mulang laman muling ...

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   • 2003, Joaquin Sy, 五月花節 : 柯清淡小說精選: tatlong piling kwento, →ISBN:

     "Kring! Kring! Kring!" Tumunog ang telepono at pinutol ang malalim kong pagmumuni-muni. Pagkatapos sagutin ang telepono, sinabi ng anak kong lalaki, "Yung tauhan kong Chua ang apelyido, dalawampung minuto nang naghihintay diyan ...

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Usage notes

• Kring-kring may be written as just kring or duplicated several times such as kring kring kring.

Alternative forms

• kring

Adjective

kring-kring (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (slang, dated, humorous, mildly offensive) crazy; mentally disturbed

   Synonyms: baliw, loko-loko, tililing

Usage notes

• As persons with mental disorders are socially stigmatized in the Philippines, this is sometimes considered mildly offensive if not taken humorously and if a mental disorder has not been diagnosed with certainty.

Further reading

• “kring”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 77