हिनहिनाना

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɪn.ɦɪ.nɑː.nɑː/, [ɦɪ̃n.ɦɪ.näː.näː]

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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