Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From hing. Compare Finnish henkäyshenki.

Noun edit

hingus (genitive hinguse, partitive hingust)

  1. breath, puff, gasp

Declension edit

Declension of hingus (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative hingus hingused
accusative nom.
gen. hinguse
genitive hinguste
partitive hingust hinguseid
illative hingusesse hingustesse
hinguseisse
inessive hinguses hingustes
hinguseis
elative hingusest hingustest
hinguseist
allative hingusele hingustele
hinguseile
adessive hingusel hingustel
hinguseil
ablative hinguselt hingustelt
hinguseilt
translative hinguseks hingusteks
hinguseiks
terminative hinguseni hingusteni
essive hingusena hingustena
abessive hinguseta hingusteta
comitative hingusega hingustega

Malay edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. snot; nasal mucus

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: ingus

Further reading edit