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, Litvish) IPA^(key): /hʊnt/
(Poylish) IPA^(key): /hɪnt/
(Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /hɨnt/

Noun

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

dog
(derogatory) bitch (disagreeable, aggressive person, usually female)

Derived terms

הינטעלע‎ (hintele)
הינטאַרניע‎ (hintarnye)

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