hingus

Estonian

Etymology

From hing. Compare Finnish henkäys ← henki.

Noun

hingus (genitive hinguse, partitive hingust)

1. breath, puff, gasp

Declension

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiŋus/
• Rhymes: -iŋus, -ŋus, -us

Noun

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

1. snot; nasal mucus

Derived terms

• berhingus
• hingusan

Descendants

• Indonesian: ingus

Further reading

• “hingus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *Siŋus