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hingar

“hingar” is a Malay word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. noise, clamour
  2. any part of a signal or data that reduces clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.
  3. ruckus, disturbance
  4. news

verb

  1. to clamour
  2. to bring news

adjective

  1. noisy
  2. rowdy, riotous

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiŋəʀ (“loud, unpleasant noise”), doublet of ingar. Compare Ilocano ingar (“growl”), Pangasinan ingal (“noise”), Hanunoo ingay (“noise”), Cebuano ingog (“piercing sound”), and Tagalog ingay.

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