Standard Lemma guide

hinny

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • hĭn'ē
  • /ˈhɪ.ni/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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