Inherited fromOld Galician-Portuguesetinger, fromLatintingere(“to dye”), fromProto-Indo-European*teng-(“to soak, dip”). CompareGaliciantinxir.

• Homophone:tingi(Brazil)
• Hyphenation:tin‧gir

tingir (first-person singular presenttinjo,first-person singular preteritetingi,past participletingido)

1. dye(to colour with dye)

   Antonyms:alvejar,desbotar,destingir

2. to cause to have a certaincolour

   Synonym:pintar

   As margaridastingem a sala de branco.

   The daisies cause the room to be white.

3. toblush(to redden in the face)

   Synonyms:corar,ficarvermelho,ruborizar

4. tostain(coat a surface with a stain)

   Synonym:manchar