jennet
/ˈdʒɛnɪt/
jennet noun: a female ass or donkey; a jenny.
Noun
jennet (plural jennets)
jennet meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
jennet in Tamil
- பெண் கழுதை, மட்டக் குதிரை
jennet in Urdu
- اندلسی خچر
jennet in Bengali
- একটি স্ত্রী গাধা, একটি জেনি, একটি ছোট স্প্যানিশ ঘোড়া
Forms of jennet
| plural | jennets |
|---|---|
| alternative form | genet |
| alternative form | ginnet |
| alternative form | gennet |
| alternative form | jinnet |
Origin of jennet
From Late Middle English genet, from Old French genet, from Old Catalan genet or Old Spanish ginete (“small fast horse; light horseman”), from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanātī), the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders. Doublet of Zenati.
Words formed from jennet
Phrases with jennet
Words that rhyme with jennet
Questions about jennet
- What does jennet mean?
- Jennet means a female ass or donkey; a jenny.
- What is jennet in Tamil?
- Jennet in Tamil is பெண் கழுதை, மட்டக் குதிரை. See Jennet meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is jennet?
- Jennet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jennet?
- Jennet is pronounced /ˈdʒɛnɪt/.
- What is the plural of jennet?
- The plural of jennet is jennets.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: jennet (page history and authors); jennet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jennet (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jennet (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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