Ting

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ting"

English

Etymology

From Hokkien 丁 (Teng) or Eastern Min 陳／陈 (Dìng).

Proper noun

Ting (plural Tings)

1. A surname.

Alternative forms

• Ding

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ting is the 10382^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3103 individuals. Ting is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.59%) individuals.

Anagrams

• GTIN, gnit

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• tieng (Veldeke spelling)
• Tinn, Tien
• Zing (through a high German variant)

Etymology

From tin ~ tīn, with Ripuarian velarisation, from Latin tīna (“wine-vessel”), from Etruscan 𐌈𐌉𐌍𐌀 (θina, “type of vessel”). Compare French tine, Portuguese tina, and Italian tino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiŋ/
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

Ting f (plural Tinge, diminutive Tingke or Tinke) (German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling)

1. vessel, tub, vat; basin
2. (archaic) thin but tall barrel, tun
3. (Mönchengladbach, Kempen) manure vat
4. (Süchteln) watering can
5. (Düsseldorf, Mönchengladbach, humorous) large drum

Derived terms

• Botterting

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 丁 (Teng).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtiŋ/ [ˈtiŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: Ting

Proper noun

Ting (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien