hinny en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɪ.ni/
- (Southern-England) audio
- hĭn'ē
Etymology
From Latin hinnus, from Ancient Greek ἴννος (ínnos), γίννος (gínnos). Possibly cognate with hinnire (“to whinny”).
Meanings
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The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
The curer said nothing to the cowboy but went straight to the mule, or hinny, rather, being out of San's big jenny by Alder's white horse.
2001, Ursula K. Le Guin, “On the High Marsh”, in Tales from Earthsea:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| henny | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hinney | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hinnies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Translations (57)
tzm ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴷⵓⵏⵜ (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · fo múlesil (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · vo hinud (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · shi ⴰⵙⵔⴷⵓⵏ (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · es burdégano (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · da mulæsel (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ja 駃騠 (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ary بغل (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · da muldyr (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · xal лус (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · bg катър (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · it bardotto (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · fr bardeau (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ast mula (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · eo hino (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ja ケッテイ (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · cs mezek (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · fi muuliaasi (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · mt bagħla (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · pl osłomuł (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · cmn 驢騾 /驴骡 (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · uk ослю́к (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · fy mûldier (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ru лоша́к (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ar نَغْل (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · eo azenĉevalo (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · uk лоша́к (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · la hinnus (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ast burreña (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ary بغلة (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · wa moule (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · hu öszvér (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ast burreñu (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · vi bạch đôi (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · vi con la (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ro catâr (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ko 비새 (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ro bardou (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ca mul somerí (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · cmn 駃騠 /𫘝𫘨 (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · lv zirgēzeļa (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · sl mezeg (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · wa moulet (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ast mulu (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · lv zirgēzelis (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · shi ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴷⵓⵏⵜ (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · el γίννος (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · pt bardoto (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · ar نَغْلَة (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · nl muilezel (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · mt bagħal (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · mk мазга (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · de Maulesel (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · hu szamáröszvér (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · fr bardot (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · tzm ⴰⵙⵔⴷⵓⵏ (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) · tr bardo (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey)