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

Noun

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

  1. dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding)
  2. (derogatory) bitch (disagreeable, aggressive person, usually female)

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