kring-kring
Tagalog
editEtymology
editOnomatopoeic. Compare krung krung.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌkɾiŋ ˈkɾiŋ/ [ˌkɾiŋ ˈkɾiŋ]
- Rhymes: -iŋ
- Syllabification: kring-kring
Interjection
editkring-kring (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)
- (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
edit- Kring-kring may be written as just kring or duplicated several times such as kring kring kring.
Alternative forms
editAdjective
editkring-kring (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)
Usage notes
edit- 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
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- Tagalog onomatopoeias
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/iŋ
- Rhymes:Tagalog/iŋ/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog interjections
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog terms with quotations
- Tagalog adjectives
- Tagalog slang
- Tagalog dated terms
- Tagalog humorous terms
- Tagalog offensive terms