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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

딸랑딸랑

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ttallang ttallang

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tinkle/ˈtɪŋ.kəl/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"딸랑딸랑 소리가 정원을 가득 채웠다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A light, clear ringing sound.

    "The tinkle of the wind chimes filled the garden with a soothing melody."
As verb
  1. 1

    To make a light, clear ringing sound.

    "She tinkles the bell to signal the start of the ceremony."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'tinkelen', which is an iterative form of 'tinken', meaning to make a ringing sound. It originated as an imitative (onomatopoeic) formation mimicking a succession of short, light, high-pitched metallic sounds.

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