hempeen
Yola
editEtymology
edit*hemp + -een (“diminutive suffix, borrowed from Irish -ín”). Compare also laupeen (“plover”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithempeen
- A little bird.
References
edit- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 136