donkey
English
/ˈdɒŋki/, /ˈdɑŋki/
noun
Definitions
- a domestic animal, , similar to a horse
- a stubborn person
- a fool
- (nautical) a small auxiliary engine
- (poker slang) a bad poker player
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *donekie (a miniature dun horse), don.
Origin
Middle English
don
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidonkey English
- cock English
- dick English
- do English
- done English
- donkeycock English
- donkeydick English
- donkeyfucker English
- donkeyish English
- donkeyman English
- donkeyshit English
- dun English
- dunbird English
- dunfish English
- dunner English
- dunness English
- dunnish English
- dunnock English
- dunny English
- fucker English
- shit English
- weredonkey English
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- dōn Old English
- *donekie Middle English
- doer Middle English
- don Middle English
- donek Middle English
- dun Middle English
- withdon Middle English
- donkie Afrikaans
- dae Scots
- to̧o̧n̄ke Marshallese
- donki Tok Pisin
- dhongana Shona
- dhongi Shona
- tongki Chuukese