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4-letter words (1 found)

HIND,

3-letter words (4 found)

DIN,HID,HIN,NID,

2-letter words (4 found)

DI,HI,ID,IN,

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hind ihnd hnid nhid inhd nihd hidn ihdn hdin dhin idhn dihn hndi nhdi hdni dhni ndhi dnhi indh nidh idnh dinh ndih dnih

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Definitions and meaning of hind

hind

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haɪnd/
  • Rhymes: -aɪnd

Etymology 1

From Middle English hinde, from Old English hindan (at the rear, from behind), Proto-Germanic *hinder (behind, beyond), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-ta- (down, below, with, far, along, against), from *ḱóm (beside, near, by, with). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰 (hindana, from beyond), Old Norse hindr (obstacle), Old Norse handan (from that side, beyond), Old High German hintana (behind), Old English hinder (behind, back, in the farthest part, down), Latin contra (in return, against). More at hinder, contrary.

Adjective

hind (comparative hinder, superlative hindmost)

  1. Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
  2. Backward; to the rear.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Wikispecies From Middle English hind, hinde, hynde, from Old English hind, Proto-West Germanic *hindu, from Proto-Germanic *hindō, *hindiz, from a formation on Proto-Indo-European *ḱem- (hornless). Cognate with Dutch hinde, German Hinde, Danish hind.

Noun

hind (plural hinds)

  1. A female deer, especially a red deer at least two years old.
  2. A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus.
Synonyms
  • (female deer): doe
Derived terms
  • hindberry
  • red hind
Translations

Etymology 3

From Middle English hynd, hine, from Old English hī(ġ)na, genitive plural of hīġa (servant, family member), in the phrase hīna fæder ‘paterfamilias’. The -d is a later addition (compare sound). Compare Old Frisian hinde (servant).

Noun

hind (plural hinds)

  1. (archaic) A servant, especially an agricultural labourer.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:hind.

References

  • “hind”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “hind”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Dinh

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هند (hind). Cognate with Turkish Hint, Uzbek hind.

Noun

hind (definite accusative hindi, plural hindlər)

  1. (uncommon nowadays) Indian (person from India)
    Synonyms: hindli, (Classical Azerbaijani) hindi
  2. (in izafet II compounds)
    1. Hindi
      hind diliHindi language
    2. Indian (of or relating to India)

Declension

Derived terms

  • hindcə (in Hindi)
  • hinddilli (Hindi-language; Hindi-speaking)
  • Hindistan (India)
  • hindi
  • hindli
  • Hind okeanı (Indian Ocean)

Further reading

  • “hind” in Obastan.com.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hind, from Proto-Germanic *hindiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /henˀ/, [henˀ]

Noun

hind c (singular definite hinden, plural indefinite hinder or hinde)

  1. hind (female deer)

Inflection

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hinta. Cognate with Finnish hinta.

Noun

hind (genitive hinna, partitive hinda)

  1. price

Declension

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪnt/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hinna.

Noun

hind f (genitive singular hindar, plural hindir)

  1. membrane
Declension
Synonyms
  • hinna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hind, from Proto-Germanic *hindiz.

Noun

hind f (genitive singular hindar, plural hindir)

  1. hind (female deer)
Declension
Derived terms
  • hindber

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hind, from Proto-Germanic *hindiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun

hind f (genitive singular hindar, nominative plural hindir)

  1. female deer, hind

Declension

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hindi, from Proto-Germanic *hindō, *hindiz, whence also Old High German hinta, Old Norse hind.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xind/, [hind]

Noun

hind f

  1. hind

Declension

Derived terms

  • hindċealf

Descendants

  • Middle English: hind, hinde, hynde
    • Scots: hynde, hynd, hind
    • English: hind

References

  • Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hind”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Scots

Alternative forms

  • hynd, hynde, hyne, hin, hine

Etymology

From Early Scots hyne (stripling), from Northumbrian Old English hīȝu or hīȝan (members of a household).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhəin(d)/
  • (Hawick) IPA(key): /ˈhɪnd/

Noun

hind (plural hinds)

  1. (archaic) A skilled labourer on a farm, especially a ploughman. In Southern Scotland, specifically a married skilled farmworker given housing in a cottage and often given special privileges in addition to his wages. Occasionally a derogatory term.

Derived terms

  • hindin (the act of being a hind)
  • hindish (to be like a hind; rustic)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hind, cognate with Old High German hinta, German Hinde, English hind.

Noun

hind c

  1. a doe, a hind; the female of deer
    skygg som en hind
    shy as a doe

Declension

References

  • hind in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • hind in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Uzbek

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai هند, from Classical Persian هند (hind).

Noun

hind (plural hindlar)

  1. Indian (person from India)
    hind tiliHindi

Derived terms

  • hindcha
  • Hindiston

Related terms

  • indeys

Source: wiktionary.org