הונט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /hʊnt/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /hɪnt/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /hɨnt/

Noun

הונט • (hunt) m, plural הינט (hint), diminutive הינטל (hintl) or הינטעלע (hintele)

  1. dog
  2. (derogatory) bitch (disagreeable, aggressive person, usually female)

Derived terms

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