ہنہنانا

Urdu

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic. Cognate with Gujarati હણહણવું (haṇhaṇvũ), Punjabi ਹਿਣਹਿਣਾਉਣਾ (hiṇhiṇāuṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɪn.ɦɪ.nɑː.nɑː/

Verb

ہِنہِنانا • (hinhinānā) (intransitive, Hindi spelling हिनहिनाना)

1. to neigh, bray

   Synonym: ہِینْسنا (hī̃snā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 815
• “ہنہنانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.