hirnua

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *hirnudak, originally onomatopoetic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhirnuɑˣ/, [ˈhirnuɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -irnuɑ Syllabification(key): hir‧nu‧a Hyphenation(key): hir‧nua === Verb === hirnua (intransitive) to neigh, to whinny, to make the sound of a horse (intransitive, colloquial) to laugh in a way that resembles a horse ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hirnua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === hanuri, hurina == Ingrian == === Alternative forms === hernua === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *hirnudak, of onomatopoeic origin. Cognates include Finnish hirnua and Estonian hirnuda. The sense "to laugh" is an innovation, but is also present in colloquial Finnish hirnua. Compare also colloquial Russian ржать (ržatʹ). === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhirnuɑ/, [ˈhirno̞] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhirnuɑ/, [ˈhirnuɑ] Rhymes: -irnoː, -irnuɑ Hyphenation: hir‧nu‧a === Verb === hirnua (intransitive) to neigh (intransitive) to laugh ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to laugh): nagraa; hohottaa, hehettää (“to guffaw”) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 62