pinkie

pinkie

See also: Pinkie

English

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪŋ.ki/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋki

Etymology 1

From Dutch pinkje, which in the Holland dialects takes the form pinkie.

Noun

pinkie (plural pinkies)

1. (anatomy) A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.
2. (anatomy, 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 m Russian: мизи́нец (ru) m (mizínec) (на ноге́)

Etymology 2

From Kaurna bingu.

Noun

pinkie

1. (Australia, South Australia) A bilby.

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Scots

Noun

pinkie (plural pinkies)

1. A little finger.