# hinku
## Finnish
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic, compare hinkua (“to wheeze”), henkiä (“to breathe out”) and Estonian hing (“breath”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhiŋku/, [ˈhiŋku]
* Rhymes: -iŋku
* Hyphenation: hin‧ku

### Noun

hinku
* Synonym of hinkuyskä (“whooping cough”).
* itch, craving, urge

#### Declension

Possessive forms of hinku (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk-ng gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hinkuni
hinkuni
accusative
nom.
hinkuni
hinkuni
gen.
hinkuni
genitive
hinkuni
hinkujeni
partitive
hinkuani
hinkujani
inessive
hingussani
hinguissani
elative
hingustani
hinguistani
illative
hinkuuni
hinkuihini
adessive
hingullani
hinguillani
ablative
hingultani
hinguiltani
allative
hingulleni
hinguilleni
essive
hinkunani
hinkuinani
translative
hingukseni
hinguikseni
abessive
hinguttani
hinguittani
instructive
comitative
—hinkuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hinkusi
hinkusi
accusative
nom.
hinkusi
hinkusi
gen.
hinkusi
genitive
hinkusi
hinkujesi
partitive
hinkuasi
hinkujasi
inessive
hingussasi
hinguissasi
elative
hingustasi
hinguistasi
illative
hinkuusi
hinkuihisi
adessive
hingullasi
hinguillasi
ablative
hingultasi
hinguiltasi
allative
hingullesi
hinguillesi
essive
hinkunasi
hinkuinasi
translative
hinguksesi
hinguiksesi
abessive
hinguttasi
hinguittasi
instructive
comitative
—hinkuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hinkumme
hinkumme
accusative
nom.
hinkumme
hinkumme
gen.
hinkumme
genitive
hinkumme
hinkujemme
partitive
hinkuamme
hinkujamme
inessive
hingussamme
hinguissamme
elative
hingustamme
hinguistamme
illative
hinkuumme
hinkuihimme
adessive
hingullamme
hinguillamme
ablative
hingultamme
hinguiltamme
allative
hingullemme
hinguillemme
essive
hinkunamme
hinkuinamme
translative
hinguksemme
hinguiksemme
abessive
hinguttamme
hinguittamme
instructive
comitative
—hinkuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hinkunne
hinkunne
accusative
nom.
hinkunne
hinkunne
gen.
hinkunne
genitive
hinkunne
hinkujenne
partitive
hinkuanne
hinkujanne
inessive
hingussanne
hinguissanne
elative
hingustanne
hinguistanne
illative
hinkuunne
hinkuihinne
adessive
hingullanne
hinguillanne
ablative
hingultanne
hinguiltanne
allative
hingullenne
hinguillenne
essive
hinkunanne
hinkuinanne
translative
hinguksenne
hinguiksenne
abessive
hinguttanne
hinguittanne
instructive
comitative
—hinkuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hinkunsa
hinkunsa
accusative
nom.
hinkunsa
hinkunsa
gen.
hinkunsa
genitive
hinkunsa
hinkujensa
partitive
hinkuaan hinkuansa
hinkujaan hinkujansa
inessive
hingussaan hingussansa
hinguissaan hinguissansa
elative
hingustaan hingustansa
hinguistaan hinguistansa
illative
hinkuunsa
hinkuihinsa
adessive
hingullaan hingullansa
hinguillaan hinguillansa
ablative
hingultaan hingultansa
hinguiltaan hinguiltansa
allative
hingulleen hingullensa
hinguilleen hinguillensa
essive
hinkunaan hinkunansa
hinkuinaan hinkuinansa
translative
hingukseen hinguksensa
hinguikseen hinguiksensa
abessive
hinguttaan hinguttansa
hinguittaan hinguittansa
instructive
comitative
—hinkuineen hinkuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* hinkua
* hinkunauru
* hinkuyskä

### Further reading

* “hinku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* hukin, kihun, kuhin, kuhni, uhkin