neigh

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English neyen, from Old English hnǣġan, from Proto-West Germanic *hnaijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną (“to neigh”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch neien, Middle Low German neigen, Swedish gnägga, Icelandic hneggja. === Pronunciation === enPR: nā, IPA(key): /neɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ Homophones: nay, nee, Neagh === Noun === neigh (plural neighs) The cry of a horse. Synonym: neighing Hyponyms: nicker, whinny ==== Translations ==== === Verb === neigh (third-person singular simple present neighs, present participle neighing, simple past and past participle neighed) (of a horse) To make its cry. Hyponyms: nicker, whinny To make a sound similar to a horse's cry. (obsolete) To scoff or sneer. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Hinge, ehing, hinge