"plinky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈplɪŋki/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: plinkier [comparative], plinkiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪŋki Etymology: Etymology tree English plink Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English plinky From plink (“to make a plink sound”, verb) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’). Etymology templates: {{lg|suffix}} suffix, {{lg|adjective}} adjective, {{etymon|en|:af|plink<pos:v><t:to make a plink sound>|-y<id:adjectival><pos:suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’>|text=1|tree=1}} Etymology tree English plink Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English plinky [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en", "pos" : "suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "plinky", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="plinky"> From plink (“to make a plink sound”, verb) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’). Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} plinky (comparative plinkier, superlative plinkiest)
  1. (informal) Characterized by plink sounds. Tags: informal Derived forms: plinky-plonky
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