ہنہنانا

Urdu

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic. Cognate with Gujarati હણહણવું (haṇhaṇvũ), Punjabi ਹਿਣਹਿਣਾਉਣਾ (hiṇhiṇāuṇā).

Pronunciation

Verb

ہِنہِنانا • (hinhinānā) (intransitive, Hindi spelling हिनहिनाना)

  1. to neigh, bray
    Synonym: ہِینْسنا (hī̃snā)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 815
  • “ہنہنانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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