hinny

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 hĭn'ē

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
  2. A term of endearment usually for women. Geordie
    — Open the door, my hinny, my heart, / Open the door, my own darling; / Mind you the words that you and I spoke, / Down in the meadow, at the World’s End Well.
动词 v.
  1. To whinny

词形变化

hinnies plural hinney alternative henny alternative hinnies present,singular,third-person hinnying participle,present hinnied participle,past hinnied past hinnies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
singing hinny

词源

词源 1
From Latin hinnus, from Ancient Greek ἴννος (ínnos), γίννος (gínnos). Possibly cognate with hinnire (“to whinny”).
词源 2
Alteration of whinny, which is onomatopoeic.
词源 3
From standard English honey.
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