neigh

== English == === Etymology === Inherited 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 (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /neɪ̯/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /næɪ̯/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ne/ (India) IPA(key): (pane–pain merger) /neː/; (without the pane–pain merger) /nɛj/, /neː(j)/ Rhymes: -eɪ Homophones: nay, nee, Neagh (pane–pain merger) Hyphenation: neigh === 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 ==== === Further reading === “neigh”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Hinge, ehing, hinge