English Online Dictionary. What means parking? What does parking mean?
English
Etymology
From park + -ing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːkɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹkɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kɪŋ
- Hyphenation: park‧ing
Verb
parking
- present participle and gerund of park
- Parking a car in a tight spot gave him some satisfaction. (as gerund)
- His parking skills needed improvement. (as participial adjective)
- They will be parking the aircraft in the desert for the next few months. (as progressive)
- Each one of his parkings of securities was a separate count on the indictment. (as gerundial noun)
Noun
parking (usually uncountable, plural parkings)
- The action of the verb to park.
- Space in which to park a car or other vehicle.
Usage notes
- Often used attributively, as an adjective.
Hyponyms
- angle parking
- parallel parking
Derived terms
Translations
Cebuano
Etymology
From English parking, from park (“to park”), from Middle English park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“enclosure, fence”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: par‧king
Verb
parking
- to park; to bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:parking.
Derived terms
- parkinganan
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English parking or from French parking.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑr.kɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: par‧king
Noun
parking f (plural parkings)
- (Belgium) car park, parking lot
- Synonyms: parkeerplaats, parkeerterrein
Derived terms
- stadsparking
French
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking.
Pronunciation
- (France) IPA(key): /paʁ.kiŋ/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /paʁ.kiɲ/, /paɹkɪnɡ/
Noun
parking m (plural parkings)
- car park, parking lot
- Synonyms: stationnement, aire de parcage
Further reading
- “parking”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɑːkiŋ/
Noun
parking
- area where cars or other vehicles are parked; car park
- Synonym: stasionnman
Polish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpar.kiŋk/
- Rhymes: -arkiŋk
- Syllabification: par‧king
Noun
parking m inan (related adjective parkingowy)
- car park, parking lot (outdoor area or a building where cars may be parked)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- parking in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- parking in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French parking, from English parking.
Noun
parking n (plural parkinguri)
- parking lot
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaɾkin/ [ˈpaɾ.kĩn]
- Rhymes: -aɾkin
Noun
parking m (plural parkings)
- car park (UK), parking lot (North America) (an area where cars may be parked), parking garage
- Synonyms: aparcamiento, estacionamiento
Further reading
- “parking”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28