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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HINNY

From Latin hinnus, from Greek hinnos.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HINNY

hinny  [ˈhɪnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HINNY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hinny is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HINNY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hinny

Hinny

A hinny is a domestic equine hybrid that is the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey. It is the reciprocal cross to the more common mule, which is the product of a female horse and a male donkey.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HINNY


Bahraini
bɑːˈreɪnɪ
Cheney
ˈtʃeɪnɪ
destiny
ˈdɛstɪnɪ
Finney
ˈfɪnɪ
ginny
ˈdʒɪnɪ
guinea
ˈɡɪnɪ
lilangeni
ˈlɪlɑːŋˌɡeɪnɪ
mini
ˈmɪnɪ
minnie
ˈmɪnɪ
mutiny
ˈmjuːtɪnɪ
ragini
ˈraːɡɪnɪ
rainy
ˈreɪnɪ
Rimini
ˈrɪmɪnɪ
scrutiny
ˈskruːtɪnɪ
shiny
ˈʃaɪnɪ
skinny
ˈskɪnɪ
tinny
ˈtɪnɪ
tiny
ˈtaɪnɪ
Trini
ˈtrɪnɪ
whinny
ˈwɪnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HINNY

hindward
hindwing
Hines
hing
hinge
hinge joint
hinged
hinged girder
hingeless
hingelike
Hinglish
hinnied
hinnies
Hinshelwood
hint
hinter
hinterland
hinting
hintingly
hioi

WORDS THAT END LIKE HINNY

brinny
djinny
finny
goldfinny
goldsinny
ninny
picaninny
piccaninny
pickaninny
pinny
shinny
singing hinny
squinny
zebrinny

Synonyms and antonyms of hinny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hinny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HINNY

Find out the translation of hinny to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hinny from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hinny» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

驴骡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hinny
570 millions of speakers

English

hinny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खच्चर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hinny
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лошак
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hinny
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘোটক বগর্দভী হইতে উত্পন্ন খচ্চর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bardot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hinny
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Maulesel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ケッテイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hinny
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hinny
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hinny
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இன்னி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

katır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bardotto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

osłomułów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

той мул
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bardou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ημιόνων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hinniken
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mulåsna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mulesel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hinny

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HINNY»

The term «hinny» is regularly used and occupies the 93.942 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HINNY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hinny» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hinny» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hinny

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HINNY»

Discover the use of hinny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hinny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hinny Winny Bunco
Hinny Winny Bunco, a farmer overworked by his crabby brother, is miserable until he is given a fiddle by a strange old man and discovers his musical talent.
Carol Greene, 1982
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The Mule Companion: A Guide to Understanding the Mule
In short, a hinny looks just a bit more like a horse than does his brother the mule. “Mare hinny” is the proper term for a female, and “horse hinny” is the proper term for a gelded male. Again, since hinnies are sterile, there is no sense in keeping ...
Cynthia Attar, 2009
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Species Evolution: The Role of Chromosome Change
Interspecific hybrids between E. asinns and E. caballus produce male and female mules; male and female hinny are produced by the reciprocal cross. Chandley etal. (1974) examined meiosis in male mules and hinny and found that ...
Max King, 1995
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Cracker's Mule
She might have heard about my attempts to catch Hinny Jennie. She might be down there laughing at me right now. Just thinking about that made me mad enough to chew up nails and spit out fence staples. All of a sudden, she stiffened,  ...
Billy Moore, 2002
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The Late Victorian Folksong Revival: The Persistence of ...
Here, as an example of this kind of traditional dialect material, is “A You A, Hinny Burd,” which Allan had borrowed from John Bell's I8I2 collection, Rhymes of Northern Bards: It's 0 but I ken well, And Gallowgate for troIly-bags, A you, hinny burd ...
E. David Gregory, 2010
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The Smart Set: A Magazine of Cleverness
HE had just called his brother-in-law "a naive ass," but then Thomas B. T. Hinman , better known as "Hinny," was that unaccountable kind of human who can be rude without seeming so. People simply- translated him into polite phraseology ...
George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken, 1904
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The life of Billy Purvis, the ... showman [by T. Arthur]
Why, hinny, aw's bad, it is I.' Die thou sees, aw gets up, an' aw pops a glass of rum intiv her ; then, thou sees, she lay quiet a bit. A little bit verra suen after she cried oot agyen, ' Why how, hinny?' ' How agyen,' says aw, 'hinny!' 'Why, hinny ...
Thomas Arthur (biographer.), William Purvis, 1875
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Rhymes of Northern Bards: Being a Curious Collection of Old ...
Being a Curious Collection of Old and New Songs and Poems, Peculiar to the Counties of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, and Durham John Bell. The Quayside for sailors, A you, hinny burd ; The Castle Garth for Tailors, A you a.
John Bell, 1812
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Annual Report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture
They differ widely, however, in their respective characters — the ' mule in all that relates to its external characters having the distinctive features of the ass, — the hinny, in the same respects having all the distinctive features of the horse ; while  ...
Maine. Board of Agriculture, 1860
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Agriculture of Maine: Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture
law. The examples adduced are chiefly from the former. The mule is the progeny of the male ass and the mare ; the hinny, that of the horse and the she ass. Both hybrids are the produce of the same set of animals. They differ widely, however, ...
Maine. Dept. of Agriculture, 1860

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HINNY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hinny is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tory Northern Powehouse minister James Wharton doesn't know …
The north is where they call you pet or hinny and serve gravy or parmos at the chippy, FYI. But don't worry guys, it's not like the people who lack ... «Metro, Jul 15»
2
Fairy Tales Being Used To Teach Toddlers About Homosexuality
If you don't believe me, than get off your hinny and begin studying and do your own research, but do it in truth, not just to justify yourself. «Western Journalism, Jun 15»
3
Toddler found wandering in Warren back yard
"I didn't want to change her until an officer was here to make sure it was okay with that situation and the officer said 'yeah' and her hinny was so ... «WFMJ, Jun 15»
4
The name's McClaren, Schteve McClaren
I personally would love him to help NUFC win something and I cannot wait to hear his mock Geordie accent 'like Hinny ye Knaa'. Out of interest ... «The Mag, Jun 15»
5
Ian McMillan: Listen pal, I won't duck out of calling you 'love'
Well, ignoring epithets from other parts of the map like Hinny, Hen, and the beautiful My Lover, which you hear in parts of Devon, how about ... «Yorkshire Post, May 15»
6
Do people really say 'ay up me duck?'
"Alreet hinny" - Tyneside. "My luvver" - West Country. "All right, bor?" - Norfolk and Suffolk. "Ay up cock" and "How you doing, cock?" - Barnsley. «BBC News, May 15»
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Vet of the year fired after posting dead pet cat photo: 'I hunted it in …
(B) a horse, pony, mule, donkey, or hinny; (C) native or nonnative hoofstock raised under agriculture practices; or (D) native or nonnative fowl ... «scallywagandvagabond, Apr 15»
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12 Hybrid Animals You Wouldn't Believe Exist
... but are hard-working, sure-footed, and some of the strongest hooved animals on earth. If a female donkey mates with a male horse, the result is a Hinny. «LOLWOT, Apr 15»
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Kim brings traditions to life for villagers
... Northumberlandʼs piper, and it was the Northumbrian pipes that we enjoyed next as she played ʻKeep Your Feet Still Geordie Hinny. Music ... «Morpeth Herald, Mar 15»
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'No need to redefine horse' for new laws on fly grazing
The original draft included ass, mule or hinny, as well as horses. But the North East Hampshire MP was assured by his colleagues, including ... «The Press, York, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hinny [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hinny>. Apr 2024 ».
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