Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinkie

/ˈpɪŋki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: pinkie
IPA: /ˈpɪŋki/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.

Informal

noun

A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big toe.

Informal

noun

Alternative form of pinky (“baby mouse”).

noun

Australian usage

name

A locality and historical house in Inveresk parish, East Lothian, Scotland.

name

The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: pinkje, bingu, *pant, *cin

Usage

Inflected Forms

pinkies (plural) pinky (alternative)

Phrases

hinkie pinkie

Frequently Paired Words

hinkie pinkie

Synonyms

little finger auricular finger ear-finger fifth finger fourth finger mercurial finger pinkie finger little toe pinkie toe

Homonyms

pinky

Rhymes With

pinky kinky stinky slinky dinky inky twinkie prinkey winky linky binky inky-dinky

Questions

How do you pronounce pinkie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪŋki/.
What does pinkie mean?: A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.
Where does pinkie come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce pinkie

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