hempeen

Yola

Etymology

*hemp +‎ -een (“diminutive suffix, borrowed from Irish -ín”). Compare also laupeen (“plover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛmˈpiːn/

Noun

hempeen

1. A little bird.

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 136