Hin

Borrowed from Khmer. Borrowed also from Dutch Hin.

Hin (plural Hins)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hin is the 34835^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 648 individuals. Hin is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (77.31%) and White (11.27%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 179.

• NHI, NIH, ihn

Borrowed from Hebrew הִין‎, from Egyptian hnw (“jar, unit of liquid volume”):

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Hin n (strong, genitive Hin, plural Hin)

1. (historical, former Egyptian or Hebrew unit of measure) hin
   • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Exodus 9:14 (with KJV translation)

     und Wein zum Trankopfer, auch ein halbes Hin; das ist ein Opfer dem HERRN zum süßen Geruch.

     and you shall present as a drink offering half a hin of wine, as an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the Lord