kering

Dutch

Etymology

From keren (“to turn back”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kering f (plural keringen, diminutive kerinkje n)

1. barrier, retaining wall (structure designed to keep water or earth in or out)

Derived terms

• stormvloedkering
• waterkering

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• kereng (regional or literary)

Etymology

From the same Proto-Finno-Ugric root *kerä (“round, turning; turn, twist”) as kerül and kerít +‎ -ing (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛriŋɡ]
• Hyphenation: ke‧ring
• Rhymes: -iŋɡ

Verb

kering

1. (intransitive) to circulate, revolve, orbit, circle

Conjugation

conjugation of kering

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringek	keringesz	kering	keringünk	keringetek or keringtek	keringenek
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	keringtem	keringtél	keringett	keringtünk	keringtetek	keringtek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. keringeni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	keringék	keringél	keringe	keringénk	keringétek	keringének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kering vala, keringett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	keringendek	keringendesz	keringend	keringendünk	keringendetek	keringendenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringenék	keringenél	keringene	keringenénk	keringenétek	keringenének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. keringett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringjek	keringj or keringjél	keringjen	keringjünk	keringjetek	keringjenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. keringett légyen
Infinitive	keringeni		keringenem	keringened	keringenie	keringenünk	keringenetek	keringeniük
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	keringés		keringő	keringett	―	keringve (keringvén)

potential conjugation of kering

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringhetek	keringhetsz	keringhet	keringhetünk	keringhettek	keringhetnek
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	keringhettem	keringhettél	keringhetett	keringhettünk	keringhettetek	keringhettek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	keringheték	keringhetél	keringhete	keringheténk	keringhetétek	keringhetének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. keringhet vala, keringhetett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	keringhetendek or keringandhatok	keringhetendesz or keringandhatsz	keringhetend or keringandhat	keringhetendünk or keringandhatunk	keringhetendetek or keringandhattok	keringhetendenek or keringandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringhetnék	keringhetnél	keringhetne	keringhetnénk	keringhetnétek	keringhetnének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. keringhetett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringhessek	keringhess or keringhessél	keringhessen	keringhessünk	keringhessetek	keringhessenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. keringhetett légyen
Inf.	(keringhetni)		(keringhetnem)	(keringhetned)	(keringhetnie)	(keringhetnünk)	(keringhetnetek)	(keringhetniük)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(keringhetve / keringhetvén)

or

conjugation of kering

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringek	keringsz	kering	keringünk	keringtek	keringnek
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	keringtem	keringtél	keringett	keringtünk	keringtetek	keringtek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. keringni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	keringék	keringél	keringe	keringénk	keringétek	keringének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kering vala, keringett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	keringendek	keringendesz	keringend	keringendünk	keringendetek	keringendenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringnék	keringnél	keringne	keringnénk	keringnétek	keringnének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. keringett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringjek	keringj or keringjél	keringjen	keringjünk	keringjetek	keringjenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. keringett légyen
Infinitive	keringni		keringnem	keringned	keringnie	keringnünk	keringnetek	keringniük
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	keringés		keringő	keringett	―	keringve (keringvén)

potential conjugation of kering

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringhetek	keringhetsz	keringhet	keringhetünk	keringhettek	keringhetnek
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	keringhettem	keringhettél	keringhetett	keringhettünk	keringhettetek	keringhettek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	keringheték	keringhetél	keringhete	keringheténk	keringhetétek	keringhetének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. keringhet vala, keringhetett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	keringhetendek or keringandhatok	keringhetendesz or keringandhatsz	keringhetend or keringandhat	keringhetendünk or keringandhatunk	keringhetendetek or keringandhattok	keringhetendenek or keringandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringhetnék	keringhetnél	keringhetne	keringhetnénk	keringhetnétek	keringhetnének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. keringhetett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	keringhessek	keringhess or keringhessél	keringhessen	keringhessünk	keringhessetek	keringhessenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. keringhetett légyen
Inf.	(keringhetni)		(keringhetnem)	(keringhetned)	(keringhetnie)	(keringhetnünk)	(keringhetnetek)	(keringhetniük)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(keringhetve / keringhetvén)

Derived terms

• keringés
• keringő

Related terms

• kerengő dervisek
• kerít
• kerül

Further reading

• kering in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Iban

Adjective

kering

1. strong (physically)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈriŋ/ [kəˈriŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: ke‧ring

Etymology 1

From Malay kering.

Adjective

kêring

1. dry:
   1. free from or lacking moisture.

      hidangan ini sudah kering ― this dish is dry

      Antonyms: basah, berair, lembap

   2. unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (farming) milk.
2. (figurative) broke, penniless: without any money.
3. (figurative) menopaused.
4. (figurative) startled, stunned, surprised.

   Synonyms: kaget, heran, tersirap

Derived terms

• berkering
• kekeringan
• kering-kering
• mengering
• mengeringi
• mengeringkan
• pengering
• pengeringan
• terkering

 

• kering beku
• kering embun
• kering kerontang
• kering mersik
• kering ringkai
• kering tulang

 

• batuk kering
• kamar mandi kering
• pasar kering

 

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Noun

kêring (first-person possessive keringku, second-person possessive keringmu, third-person possessive keringnya)

1. ringing

Derived terms

• berkering-kering

 

Further reading

• “kering” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ka-wiʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-wiʀi.

Adjective

kering

1. left, opposite of right