Daikering

/ˈdeɪkərɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of engaging in petty bargaining or haggling over small prices or details.

Etymology

From 'daiker,' a word of uncertain origin possibly related to Dutch 'dekken' (to cover or arrange). The suffix '-ing' creates the present participle form, indicating an ongoing action of haggling or negotiating.

Kelly Says

This word nearly disappeared from English but survives in regional dialects—it's a reminder that language constantly sheds words we forget we ever used, like linguistic fossils hiding in dusty corners of regional speech.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምርጫ ላይ መሄድ
mir-cha la-y meh-hed
ARالعربية
فعل شيء دون هدف
fa-il she-i-ya doon ha-dif
BNবাংলা
উদ্দেশ্য ছাড়াই কিছু করা
ud-deshya cha-ra-i ki-sho kor-a
CACatalà
fer alguna cosa sense un propòsit
fer al-guna cosa sen-se un pro-po-sit
CSČeština
dělat něco bez cíle
de-lat ne-co bez ci-le
DADansk
gøre noget uden mening
go-re no-get oo-den men-ing
DEDeutsch
etwas ohne Ziel tun
et-was oh-ne zee-el tohn
ELΕλληνικά
κάνω κάτι χωρίς σκοπό
ka-no ka-ti chori-os sko-po
ESEspañol
hacer algo sin rumbo
a-ser al-go sin roo-mbo
FAفارسی
کاری بدون هدف انجام دادن
kari be-sooon ha-dif an-jaam da-dan
FISuomi
tehdä jotain ilman tarkoitusta
te-da jo-tain il-man tar-koi-tus-ta
FRFrançais
s'adonner à quelque chose sans but
s'a-don-ner a kel-ke-choz san boo
GUGU
લક્ષ્ય વગર કંઈક કરવું
lak-shy vagar kan-ik kar-vu
HAHA
yiyye
yi-yye
HEעברית
לעשות משהו ללא מטרה
le-as-het mos-ho le-na me-ta-ra
HIहिन्दी
उद्देश्य के बिना कुछ करना
ud-deshya ke bee-na kuch kar-na
HUMagyar
valamit csinálni cél nélkül
va-la-mit ci-ni-a-ni ce-l nel-kul
IDBahasa Indonesia
melakukan sesuatu tanpa tujuan
me-la-do-kan sesuatu tan-pa tu-juan
IGIG
eje
e-je
ITItaliano
fare qualcosa senza scopo
fa-re que-co-sa san-zo sco-po
JA日本語
目的もなく何かをする
mo-ku mo-mo-na nan-ka wo suru
KKKK
мақсатсыз
maq-sat-siz
KMKM
ធ្វើ
th-vheu
KO한국어
목적 없이 무언가 하다
mok-jeok eop-si mueon-ga ha-da
MRMR
उद्देश्याशिवाय काही करणे
ud-deshya-shi-vay ka-hi kar-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
melakukan sesuatu tanpa tujuan
me-la-do-kan sesuatu tan-pa tu-juan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေနပ်မှု နဲ့ လုပ်
kyay-ne-p-hu ne-t lo-k
NLNederlands
iets doen zonder doel
iets doen zonn-der doel
NONorsk
gjøre noe uten mening
gjø-re no-e oo-ten men-ing
PAPA
ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਵਾਲੇ
ud-desh wa-le
PLPolski
robić coś bez celu
ro-bic cos bez ce-lu
PTPortuguês
fazer algo sem propósito
fa-zer al-go sem pro-po-si-to
RORomână
face ceva fără scop
fa-ce che-va far scop
RUРусский
делать что-то без цели
de-lat che-to bez tse-li
SVSvenska
göra något utan mening
go-ra no-mad utan men-ing
SWKiswahili
fanya kitu bila kusudi
fa-nya ki-tu bi-la ku-su-di
TAதமிழ்
இலக்கு இல்லாமல் ஏதாவது செய்ய
il-akku il-laam-al e-tha-avathu sey-ya
TEతెలుగు
లక్ష్యం లేకుండా కొన్నింటిని చేయడం
lak-shyam le-ku-nda ka-nni-ni che-ya-dam
THไทย
ทำอะไรโดยไม่มีจุดประสงค์
tham a-rai doi-mai-ji doo-t-pra-song
TLTL
gumawa ng isang bagay nang walang layunin
goo-ma-wa ng is-ang ba-gay nang wal-ang la-yu-nin
TRTürkçe
amaca olmadan bir şeyler yapmak
a-ma-ca ol-ma-dan bir she-er-ler ja-mak
UKУкраїнська
робити щось без мети
ro-by-ty shos-t bez me-ty
URاردو
مقصد کے بغیر کچھ کرنا
maq-sad ke ba-gir kuch kar-na
VITiếng Việt
làm điều gì mà không có mục đích
lam dieu gi ma khong co muc dich
YOYO
se
se
ZH中文
做一些没有目标的事情
zuo yi-xie mei-you mù-di de shì-qing
ZUZU
funda
fun-da

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