hingus

Estonian

Etymology

From hing. Compare Finnish henkäyshenki.

Noun

hingus (genitive hinguse, partitive hingust)

  1. breath, puff, gasp

Declension


Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiŋus (sniff, sniffle (as with a runny nose)), from Proto-Austronesian *Siŋus (sniff, sniffle (as with a runny nose)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hiŋus/
  • Rhymes: -iŋus, -ŋus, -us

Noun

hingus (Jawi spelling هيڠوس, plural hingus-hingus, informal 1st possessive hingusku, 2nd possessive hingusmu, 3rd possessive hingusnya)

  1. snot; nasal mucus

Derived terms

  • berhingus
  • hingusan

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ingus

Further reading

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