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tinglish

Syllables: tingl·ishUK/ˈtɪŋɡlɪʃ/

tinglish adjective: tingly.

Adjective

tinglish (comparative more tinglish, superlative most tinglish)

  1. (rare) Tingly.
    • They pass: for them the panels may thrill, / The tempera grow alive and tinglish— / Rot or are left to the mercies still / Of dealers and stealers, Jews and the English!1855, Robert Browning, “Old Pictures in Florence”, in Men and Women […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, stanza 29, page 44

Proper noun capitalized: Tinglish

Tinglish

  1. A form of English influenced by Thai.
    Synonyms:
    Thaiglish

Synonyms of tinglish

Forms of tinglish

comparativemore tinglish
superlativemost tinglish

Origin of tinglish

From tingle + -ish.

Blend of Thai + English.

Questions about tinglish

What does tinglish mean?
Tinglish means tingly.
What part of speech is tinglish?
Tinglish can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce tinglish?
Tinglish is pronounced /ˈtɪŋɡlɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near tinglish in the dictionary

  1. tingliness
  2. tingling
  3. tinglingly
  4. tinglingness
  5. tinglings
  6. tinglish
  7. Tingloy
  8. tingly
  9. Tingo
  10. Tingom
  11. Tingpien

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