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hin

Pronunciation: [ˈhiˀn]

“hin” is a Danish word. Its meaning in English:

pronoun

  1. that (distant in space or time)

Etymology

From Old Danish hin, from Old Norse hinn. The other Germanic languages have a similar, but phonologically distinct pronoun in the same function: Proto-Germanic *jainaz, cf. Old English ġeon, Old High German jēner, and Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (jains).

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