Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - jinan

 or Chinan or Tsinan  geographical name city E China capital of Shandong population 1,500,000 JINGLE  I. verb  (~d; jingling)  Etymology: Middle English ginglen, of imitative origin  Date: 14th century  intransitive verb  1. to make a light clinking or tinkling sound  2. to rhyme or sound in a catchy repetitious manner  transitive verb to cause to ~  • ~r noun  II. noun  Date: 1599  1.  a. a light clinking or tinkling sound  b. a catchy repetition of sounds in a poem  2.  a. something that ~s  b. a short verse or song marked by catchy repetition  • jingly adjective