begging

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɡɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English begging, beggyng, beggynge, equivalent to beg +‎ -ing (gerund ending).

Noun

begging (plural beggings)

1. The act of one who begs.
   • 1832, Charles Coleman, The Mythologie of the Hindus: With Plates:

     The Brahmans were very annoying in their beggings for money […]

2. (in the plural) Money or goods acquired by begging.
   • 1877, All the Year Round, page 468:

     Then a thin old hag […] moaned out, "Twopence for two ounces!" and had to go out of the shop unmeated, since her earnings — or her beggings — had not brought her enough to have that small price to spare.

Derived terms

• e-begging

Translations

the act of one who begs — see also panhandling

• Arabic: تَسَوُّل m (tasawwul)

  Gulf Arabic: طرارة f (ṭrāra)

• Finnish: kerjuu (fi)
• French: manche (fr) f
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ἐπαίτησις f (epaítēsis)

• Irish: bacachas m
• Italian: accatto (it) m, accattoneria f, pitoccheria f
• Malayalam: യാചന (yācana)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: tigging m

• Spanish: deprecación f, ruego (es) m, súplica (es) f
• Swedish: tiggeri (sv) n
• Tamil: இரப்பு (ta) (irappu), பிச்சை (ta) (piccai)

Etymology 2

From Middle English beggin, beggyn, beggyng, (also beggand), present participle of beggen (“to beg”), equivalent to beg +‎ -ing (participle ending).

Verb

begging

1. present participle and gerund of beg

Derived terms

• begging bowl
• begging letter
• beggingly
• beggingness
• begging the question
• cyberbegging
• go begging
• soft begging