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pinna

/ˈpɪnə/

pinna noun: the visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.

pinna: the visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer...
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Noun

pinna (plural pinnas or pinnae)

  1. The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
  2. A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.
  3. A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

pinna meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Arabic and Vietnamese

pinna in Tamil

சிறையிலை, காதுமடல், சோணை, புறக்காது, வெளிக்காது, புறச்செவி

pinna in Telugu

pinna
పిచ్ఛము picchamu

pinna in Arabic

visible part of the ear
صِيوَان اَلْأُذْن ṣīwān al-ʔuḏn

pinna in Vietnamese

visible part of the ear
loa tai
More languagesFewer languages
pinna in Myanmar
နားရွက် na:rwak

Forms of pinna

pluralpinnas
pluralpinnae

Origin of pinna

From Latin pinna (“dorsal fin; wing, feather”). Doublet of pen, penna, and panne.

Words formed from pinna

Words that rhyme with pinna

Questions about pinna

What does pinna mean?
Pinna means the visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
What is pinna in Tamil?
Pinna in Tamil is சிறையிலை, காதுமடல், சோணை. See Pinna meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pinna?
Pinna is a noun.
How do you pronounce pinna?
Pinna is pronounced /ˈpɪnə/.
What is the plural of pinna?
The plural of pinna is pinnas.

Words near pinna in the dictionary

  1. pinmakers
  2. pinmaking
  3. pinman
  4. pinmen
  5. Pinmore
  6. pinna
  7. pinnable
  8. pinnace
  9. pinnaces
  10. pinnacle
  11. Pinnacle Islands

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: pinna (page history and authors); pinna (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); పిచ్ఛము (Telugu) (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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