name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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hĭn'ē
/ˈhɪ.ni/
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rhymes with -ɪni
CMU ARPABET:HH IH1 N IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
The ship of characters Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley of the Harry Potter series.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fummel
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A term of endearment usually for women.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Geordie
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To whinny
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: equine, equid
History
Etymology
Blend of Harry + Ginny.
From Latin hinnus, from Ancient Greek ἴννος (ínnos), γίννος (gínnos). Possibly cognate with hinnire (“to whinny”).
From standard English honey.
Alteration of whinny, which is onomatopoeic.
Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بَغْل
(baḡl)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Arabic:
بَغْلَة
(baḡla)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Arabic:
بغل
(bḡal)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Arabic:
بغلة
(baḡla)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Asturian:
burreñu
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Asturian:
burreña
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Asturian:
mulu
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Asturian:
mula
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Bulgarian:
катър
(katǎr)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Catalan:
mul somerí
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Central Atlas Tamazight:
ⴰⵙⵔⴷⵓⵏ
(asrdun)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Central Atlas Tamazight:
ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴷⵓⵏⵜ
(tasrdunt)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Chinese Mandarin:
駃騠 /𫘝𫘨
(juétí)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Chinese Mandarin:
驢騾 /驴骡
(lǘluó)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Czech:
mezek
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Danish:
muldyr
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Danish:
mulæsel
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Dutch:
muilezel
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Esperanto:
azenĉevalo
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Esperanto:
hino
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Faroese:
múlesil
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Finnish:
muuliaasi
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
French:
bardot
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
French:
bardeau
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
West-Frisian:
mûldier
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
German:
Maulesel
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Greek:
γίννος
(gínnos)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Hungarian:
szamáröszvér
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Hungarian:
öszvér
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Italian:
bardotto
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Japanese:
ケッテイ
(kettei)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Japanese:
駃騠
(kettei)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Kalmyk:
лус
(lus)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Korean:
비새
(bisae)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Latin:
hinnus
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Latvian:
zirgēzelis
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Latvian:
zirgēzeļa
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Macedonian:
мазга
(mazga)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Maltese:
bagħal
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Maltese:
bagħla
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Polish:
osłomuł
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Portuguese:
bardoto
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Romanian:
bardou
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Romanian:
catâr
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Russian:
лоша́к
(lošák)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Slovene:
mezeg
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Spanish:
burdégano
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Tashelhit:
ⴰⵙⵔⴷⵓⵏ
(asrdun)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Tashelhit:
ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴷⵓⵏⵜ
(tasrdunt)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Turkish:
bardo
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Ukrainian:
лоша́к
(lošák)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Ukrainian:
ослю́к
(osljúk)
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Vietnamese:
con la
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Vietnamese:
bạch đôi
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Volapük:
hinud
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Walloon:
moulet
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Walloon:
moule
— hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey