pinkie

See also: Pinkie

English

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɪŋ.ki/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪŋki

Etymology 1

From Dutch pinkje (literally “little finger”), which in the Holland dialects takes the form pinkie.

Noun

pinkie (plural pinkies)

(informal) A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.
(informal, less commonly) A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big 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 — see little 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)

Noun

pinkie (plural pinkies)

Alternative form of pinky (“baby mouse”)

Etymology 3

From Kaurna bingu.

Noun

pinkie

(Australia, South Australia) A bilby.

See also

hinkie pinkie

Scots

Noun

pinkie (plural pinkies)

A little finger.

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