Bavarian edit

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Etymology edit

Uncertain. Probably hin +‎ -ig, with hin itself being a clipping of Middle High German hinüber.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːniɡ̥/, /ˈhiːniç/

Adjective edit

hinig (comparative hiniger, superlative åm hinigstn) (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol, Vienna)

  1. out of order, broken
    Des Auto is hinig.The car is broken.
    Des hinige Auto is nimmer z'rettn.That broken car is beyond repair.
  2. exhausted, depleted
    Nåchn Spuat gestern woar i afoch nur hinig.I was just exhausted after yesterday's sport.
  3. (derogatory) dead, deceased
    Auffegstiegn, owegfoin, hinig gwesn.Ascended, fell off, dead.
  4. (figuratively, derogatory, chiefly East Central Bavarian, Vienna) stupid
    Synonyms: ågrennt, deppert, waach
    Bist hinig in der Marün?Are you stupid?
    Lauter hinige Leit då.All idiots here.

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