hempeen
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Yola[edit]
Etymology[edit]
*hemp + -een (“diminutive suffix, borrowed from Irish -ín”). Compare also laupeen (“plover”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hempeen
- A little bird.
References[edit]
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 136