tering

See also: tering-

Dutch

Etymology

From teren (“to consume”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteː.rɪŋ/, [ˈtɪː.rɪŋ]

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• Hyphenation: te‧ring
• Rhymes: -eːrɪŋ

Noun

tering f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. expenses

   Synonym: uitgaven

2. (dated) tuberculosis

   Synonyms: tuberculose, tb

Derived terms

• de tering naar de nering zetten
• tering-

Descendants

• Negerhollands: teering
• → Indonesian: tering

Interjection

tering

1. (vulgar) shit! damn!

Derived terms

• sodetering
• tering jantje

Anagrams

• grient

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch tering (“tuberculosis; expenses”, literally “consuming”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈteriŋ/ [ˈt̪e.rɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -eriŋ
• Syllabification: te‧ring

Noun

tering (plural tering-tering)

1. (pathology, colloquial) tuberculosis

   Synonym: tuberkulosis

Further reading

• “tering”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016