Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plinky

/ˈplɪŋki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: plinky
IPA: /ˈplɪŋki/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterized by plink sounds.

Informal

Example Sentences

"On Saturday the band members laid down a series of playful indie-rock grooves: plinky keyboards and spidery guitar lines, rattling drums and nudging bass."

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’).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈplɪŋki/
British English: /ˈplɪŋki/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

plinkier (comparative) plinkiest (superlative)

Phrases

plinky-plonky

Rhymes With

pinky kinky stinky pinkie slinky dinky inky winky linky twinkie binky inky-dinky

Questions

How do you pronounce plinky?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplɪŋki/.
What does plinky mean?: Characterized by plink sounds.
Where does plinky come from?: 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’).

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