English

Etymology 1

See do.

Pronunciation

• , /ˈduːɪŋ/, /"du:IN/

Noun

1. A deed or action, especially when held responsible for it.

   This is his doing. (= "He did it.")

Translations

Verb

doing

1. present participle of do

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• , /dɔɪŋ/, /dOIN/

Interjection

1. The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.

Do may refer to:

• Do (verb)
• Dō (道) or Tao, the way and order of the universe in Chinese philosophy
• Do (province) or Dao, a political division in China, Korea, and Japan
• Do. or ditto marks

In music:

• Do (musical note), the first note of the musical scale in solfege
• Do (singer) or Dominique van Hulst, a Dutch singer
  • Do (album), an album by Do
• "Do", a song by The White Stripes from the 1999 album The White Stripes
• Do (drum), a drum used in Korean ritual music

Do may also be used for:

• Do (kana), a mora symbol in Japanese writing
• Dō (胴), the torso protector part of Bōgu, kendo armor
• Do (surname), a Vietnamese surname (and list of people with that name)
• .do, the country code top-level domain for the Dominican Republic
• .do, a pseudo file extension representing an Apache Struts action. It does not map to an actual file extension, although it appears that way.
• Do, a prefix used by Dornier Flugzeugwerke aircraft
• Do, the nickname of Marshall Applewhite, the leader of the Heaven's Gate cult
• Do, short for hairdo

See also

• DO (disambiguation)

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