Definition
An incomplete or variant form; possibly referring to a distinguished or notable person or thing (see distingué).
Etymology
Unclear; this appears to be a truncated or non-standard form of the French word 'distingué' (distinguished), suggesting partial adoption into English.
Kelly Says
This word seems like an error or incomplete entry—it's likely meant to be 'distingué,' which shows how borrowed words sometimes get mangled when English speakers try to use fancy French terms!
Translations
ARالعربية
يُفرّق
yu-far-raq
CACatalà
distinguir
dis-tin-gweer
CSČeština
rozlišovat
ro-li-sho-vat
DEDeutsch
unterscheiden
un-ter-she-den
ELΕλληνικά
διακρίνει
dee-ak-ree-nee
ESEspañol
distinguir
dis-tin-gwier
FRFrançais
distinguer
dis-tin-gwer
HEעברית
להבחין
le-hav-chin
HIहिन्दी
भेद करना
bhed kar-na
HUMagyar
különböztet
kool-on-di-zo-zhet
IDBahasa Indonesia
membedakan
mem-ba-deh-kan
ITItaliano
distinguere
dis-tin-gwer-eh
MSBahasa Melayu
bezakan
be-za-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပထမ၊ ဒုတိယ
pa-tha-ma, du-ti-ya
NLNederlands
onderscheiden
on-ders-che-den
PLPolski
rozróżnić
ro-żyż-ni-ć
PTPortuguês
distinguir
dis-tin-gweer
RORomână
a diferenția
a dif-er-en-thee-a
RUРусский
отличать
ot-lee-chat'
SVSvenska
skillna
skill-na
SWKiswahili
tofautisha
to-faw-ti-sha
TAதமிழ்
பேணுதல்
pa-e-nu-thal
TEతెలుగు
వ్యత్యాసం
vy-a-ty-a-sam
TRTürkçe
fark etmek
fark eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
розрізняти
roz-ryznyaty
VITiếng Việt
phân biệt
phan-biet