ingin

Etymology

Borrowed from English engine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnɡɪn/

Noun

ingin

1. engine
2. locomotive

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ŋin/

Verb

ingin

1. to want

   Aku ingin pergi ke sana

   I want to go there

Etymology

From Old Irish ingen, genitive singular of inga (“nail”) (compare Irish ionga), from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Welsh ewin, Breton ivin), from Proto-Italo-Celtic *h₃ngʷʰi- (compare Latin unguis), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”), *h₃nogʷʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Russian но́готь (nógotʹ)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiŋən/

Noun

ingin f (genitive singular ingney, plural inginyn or ingnyn)

1. (anatomy) nail, claw, talon; hoof

References

• “2 ingen” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.