clink

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

Tính thường xuyên

C2
Phát âm là (IPA)
/klɪŋk/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

In summary

From Middle English clinken, from Old English *clincan (compare clynnan, clynian (“to sound; resound”)), from Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to sound”). Cognates include Middle Dutch klinken and German klingen. Related to cling (sound) and clang. May be further related to call. Perhaps of onomatopoeic origin, as metal against metal.

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