"Ling" meaning in English

See Ling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Lings [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin 令 (Lìng), 凌 (Líng) or Eastern Min 林 (Lìng). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|令|tr=Lìng}} 令 (Lìng), {{zh-l|凌|tr=Líng}} 凌 (Líng), {{bor|en|cdo|-}} Eastern Min, {{zh-m|林|tr=Lìng}} 林 (Lìng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Lings}} Ling (plural Lings)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Ling meaning in English (1.3kB)

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      },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
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        },
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
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        "3": "-"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "林 (Lìng)",
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    }
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        "English surnames from Mandarin",
        "English terms borrowed from Eastern Min",
        "English terms derived from Eastern Min",
        "English terms derived from Mandarin",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "links": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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