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Tagalog
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Compare krung krung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɾiŋ ˈkɾiŋ/,
- Hyphenation: kring-kring
Interjection
kring-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 ...- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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 ...- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
- Kring-kring may be written as just kring or duplicated several times such as kring kring kring.
Alternative forms
Adjective
kring-kring (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)
- (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