What does "ming" mean?
A mixture.
Ming
/mɪŋ/ name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A mixture.
- Grammar: ming is listed as name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: china, family name, last name, ming dynasty.
- Useful contrasts: Qing dynasty, first name, given name.
- Usage evidence: Where did Ming go to do her homework?
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A mixture. Ireland, UK
- 2 Destiny, fate. uncountable
- 3 A member of the Ming dynasty. countable
- 4 the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 wordnet
- 5 The state of being under mixed ownership; land under mixed ownership, particularly without physical demarcations designating ownership. UK, obsolete
"17 September 1811, [Description of] Counterpart of Demise from John Thorold to John Wilson of Grantham, Lincolnshire Archives, Ref. Thor 1/2/ZA25/4 Published by The National Archives, Accessed 19 June 2022. Property: 1. 6 acres of land in ming with a meadow of Glebe land of the rectory of Grayingham."
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- 6 The pottery of the Ming era, famed for its high quality. uncountable
Verb
- 1 To mix, blend, mingle. archaic
"I founde here and there litle peces of marquesites and stones, menged with copper, but I could by no sense or wit perceyue, that the bathes had any notable qualitie thereof."
- 2 To be unattractive (person or object). Ireland, UK, slang
- 3 To speak of, to mention. obsolete, transitive
- 4 To bring (people, animals etc.) together; to be joined, in marriage or sexual intercourse. obsolete
"the old man [...] him brought into a secret part, / Where that false couple were full closely ment / In wanton lust and lewd embracement [...]."
- 5 To be foul-smelling. Ireland, UK, slang
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- 6 To produce through mixing; especially, to knead. Ireland, UK, dialectal
Proper Noun
- 1 A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Yuan to the beginning of the Qing (Ching).
"CHWEN, King of Korea, having by his Ambaſſadors paid Homage to the Emperor Hong-vû, Founder of the Ming Dynaſty in 1368, was, by that Monarch, created King of Kau-li, preſented with a Silver Seal, and veſted with the ancient Privileges of ſacrificing to the Gods of the Rivers and Mountains of Korea."
- 2 A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China (China proper), as well as parts of Russia and northern Vietnam
- 3 The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned
- 4 A surname.
- 5 A male or female given name.
Synonyms
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Example
"Where did Ming go to do her homework?"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "ming"?
Common synonyms include: china, family name, last name, ming dynasty, ming era, ming period.
How do you use "ming" in a sentence?
Where did Ming go to do her homework?
How do you pronounce "ming"?
Pronounced /mɪŋ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English mingen, mengen, from Old English mengan (“to mix, combine, unite, associate with, consort, cohabit with, disturb, converse”), from Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to mix, knead”), from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to rumple, knead”). Cognate with Dutch mengen (“to mix, blend, mingle”), German mengen (“to mix”), Danish mænge (“to rub”), Old English ġemang (“mixture, union, troop, crowd, multitude, congregation, assembly, business, cohabitation”). More at among.
Etymology 2
Backformation from minging.
Etymology 3
From Middle English mingen, mengen, mungen, muneȝen, from Old English myngian, mynegian, ġemynegian (“to bring to mind, have in mind”), from myne (“mind”), from ġemunan (“to remember”), from Proto-Germanic *munaną (“to think”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Merged in Middle English with Old English ġemyndgian (“to remember, be mindful, remind, intend, commemorate, mention, exhort, impel, warn, demand payment”). More at mind.
Etymology 4
From Chinese 命 (mìng, “destiny, fate; luck”).
Etymology 5
From Mandarin 明 (Míng).