inkling

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from inklen, inclen (“to give an inkling of, hint at, mention, utter in an undertone”), from inke (“apprehension, misgiving”), from Old English inca (“doubt, suspicion”), from Proto-Germanic *inkô (“ache, regret”), from Proto-Indo-European *yenǵ- (“illness”). Cognate with Old Frisian jinc (“angered”), Old Norse ekki (“pain, grief”), Norwegian ekkje (“lack, pity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA:/ɪŋklɪŋ/

Noun

inkling (plural inklings)

1. A slight suspicion or hint.
2. (dialect) Inclination, desire.

Translations

suspicion or hint

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 端倪 (cmn) (duānní), 暗示 (cmn) (ànshì) (hint)

• Finnish: aavistus (fi), vihi (fi), vihja (fi)
• French: soupçon (fr) m
• German: Ahnung (de) f

• Japanese: 疑惑 (ja) (ぎわく, giwaku), 暗示 (ja) (あんじ, anji) (hint)
• Portuguese: suspeita (pt) f
• Russian: подозрение (ru) (podozrénije) n, догадка (ru) (dogádka) f, намёк (ru) (namjók) m (hint)
• Swedish: aning (sv)

inclination, desire

Verb

inkling

1. Present participle of inkle.

Anagrams

• kilning, linking