Jing
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪŋ/, /ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋ
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Mandarin 京 (jīng), as in 京族 (Jīngzú).
Alternative forms
- (China) Gin
Noun
Jing (plural Jings)
- An ethnic Vietnamese, in reference to those whose lands are in China.
Etymology 2
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 涇 / 泾 (Jīng), as in 涇河/泾河 (Jīnghé) or 涇水/泾水.
Proper noun
Jing
Translations
river
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jing River”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[1], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1450, column 1: “Also called Jing Shui.”
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Jing
- a transliteration of the Mandarin surname 井 (jǐng)
- a transliteration of the Mandarin surname 景
- a transliteration of the Mandarin surname 京 (jīng)
- a transliteration of the Mandarin surname 荊 / 荆 (jīng)
- a transliteration of the Mandarin surname 經 / 经 or 经
- a transliteration of the Mandarin surname 更
- a transliteration of the Mandarin surname 敬 (jìng)
- a transliteration of the Mandarin surname 靖 (jìng)