كيف تنطق "coney"

word

/ˈkoʊni/

KOH-nee

/kənˈaɪ/

KOH-nee, kuh-NY

التعريف

An old word for rabbit, especially in historical or literary English; sometimes also used for a small mammal called a hyrax in biblical contexts.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

/ˈkoʊni/

الإنجليزية البريطانية

/kənˈaɪ/

أمريكي

KOH-nee

بريطاني

KOH-nee, kuh-NY

The old story mentions a coney hiding in the grass.

In the Bible, a coney is not a rabbit but a different animal.

People no longer use the word coney in daily conversation.

They hunted coneys in the forest for food during the harsh winter.