pinkie

See also:Pinkie

English

A gesture in Japanese sign language: a fist with extended pinkie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpɪŋ.ki/

• Audio(General Australian):

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• Rhymes:-ɪŋki

Etymology 1

FromDutchpinkje(literally“little finger”),which in the Holland dialects takes the formpinkie.

Noun

pinkie(pluralpinkies)

1. (informal)Alittle finger,thefingerfurthest on ahandfrom thethumb.
2. (informal,less commonly)Alittle toe,thetoefurthest on afootfrom thebig toe.

Alternative forms

• pinky

Synonyms

• (little finger):little finger,auricular finger,ear-finger,fifth finger(US),fourth finger(UK),mercurial finger,pinkie finger
• (little toe):little toe,pinkie toe

Translations

little finger—seelittle finger

little toe

• Czech:malík(cs)m,malíček(cs)m
• Finnish:pikkuvarvas(fi)
• German:kleiner Zeh(de)m
• Russian:мизи́нец(ru)m(mizínec)(на ноге́)

Etymology 2

Noun

pinkie(pluralpinkies)

1. Alternative form ofpinky(“baby mouse”)

Etymology 3

FromKaurnabingu.

Noun

pinkie

1. (Australia,South Australia)Abilby.

See also

• hinkie pinkie

Scots

Noun

pinkie(pluralpinkies)

1. Alittle finger.