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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
loke + -ing, verbal noun form of loke (“to lurk; wander around aimlessly”), from Old Norse loka (“to let fall and hang down”). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluːkɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋ
- Hyphenation: lok‧ing
Noun
loking f or m (definite singular lokinga or lokingen, indefinite plural lokinger, definite plural lokingene)
- the act of lurking or wandering around aimlessly
References
- “loking” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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