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

• הינטעלע (hintele)
• הינטאַרניע (hintarnye)