I am a petty man, and want to prove my wife wrong.

chopperbyrne

Is the name of this animal pronounced DONkey or DUNkey?

Smee_Again

DUNkey

I'm more of an ass man myself.

is_that_so

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Is the name of this animal pronounced DONkey or DUNkey?

Really depends where you're from, the first one would be the standard pronunciation! The second one is Shrek anyway!

dashoonage

I just call them Dave.

DUNkey

Cant believe I voted

DUNkey

I'm not voting in a poll that doesn't show results right away.

Ninthlife

DUNkey

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Is the name of this animal pronounced DONkey or DUNkey?

Divorce and burn the house down...only way to be sure

chopperbyrne

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Is the name of this animal pronounced DONkey or DUNkey?

Closer to the latter. Pronounced like monkey.

Bass Reeves

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Is the name of this animal pronounced DONkey or DUNkey?

I think you qualify as both you can take you pick which you prefer to be called

scotchy

DUNkey

MikeOxsgreen wrote: »

Cant believe I voted

Cant believe I'm following the thread:o

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threetrees

DUNkey

There's a children's book called The Wonky Donkey. Wouldn't work so well if it was a wonky dunkey.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonky_Donkey

dmc17

DUNkey

I voted donkey but have to wonder then if it's monkey or munkey ?

nullzero

DUNkey

Donkey is the correct pronunciation.

In the Weshct of Ireland it's Dunkey however.

Ninthlife

DUNkey

MikeOxsgreen wrote: »

Cant believe I voted

More people will vote they are just muleing it over

Idle Passerby

DUNkey

Don but I know someone from Waterford who says Dunkey, never heard anyone else say it that way and I'm from the "Whesht"

chopperbyrne

DUNkey

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm not voting in a poll that doesn't show results right away.

Deliberate choice so as not to influence it.

Sky King

Rhymes with wonky if you speak the Queen's English.

Rhymes with monkey if you're a hick.

Idle Passerby

DUNkey

Idle Passerby wrote: »

Don but I know someone from Waterford who says Dunkey, never heard anyone else say it that way and I'm from the "Whesht"

In the Whest, they'd call it a racehorse

ShatterAlan

Only scrotes pronounce it DUNkey.


Like pronouncing lorry "LURRY"


Like pronouncing spoon "SPOO-WIN"

Smee_Again

DUNkey

threetrees wrote: »

There's a children's book called The Wonky Donkey. Wouldn't work so well if it was a wonky dunkey.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonky_Donkey

What do you call a donkey with 1 eye and 3 legs?

A winky wonky donkey.

DUNkey

Like a well trained husband, the answer is whatever your wife says it is

dashoonage

threetrees wrote: »

There's a children's book called The Wonky Donkey. Wouldn't work so well if it was a wonky dunkey.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonky_Donkey

but what if they called it the wunky dunkey. :cool:

Peregrinus

The original pronunciation was probably "dunky". The word is thought to come from dun, the dull brownish colour, and the spelling parallels the spelling of monkey, which of course we pronounce "munky". Plus one of the earlier recorded instances of the word donkey is from a poem where it's rhymed with monkey. But the "don-" pronunciation is now dominant pretty much everywhere. So, "dunky" is not wrong, but it's very old-fashioned.

It's a surprisingly modern word; it only came into the English language in the 1780s, and probably started off as a slang or casual term. But it very rapidly replaced ass as the standard name for this animal. The reason for this is probably prudishness; in England at the time "ass" was pronounced with a long -a- (the same sound as in "father") and, given the English tendency not to voice the letter -r-, "ass" and "arse" were almost indistinguishable in speech. So there was much juvenile sniggering and maidenly blushing until someone came up with the word "donkey".

EmmetSpiceland

DUNkey

It’s only a dunkey if you’re from Kildare.

Idle Passerby

DUNkey

MikeOxsgreen wrote: »

In the Whest, they'd call it a racehorse

Outrageously witty. Us "weshterners" would be lost without the rest of Ireland reminding us how clueless we are.

EmmetSpiceland

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

It’s only a dunkey if you’re from Kildare.

They only do thoroughbreds in Kilderrrr.

Idle Passerby

DUNkey

Idle Passerby wrote: »

Outrageously witty. Us "weshterners" would be lost without the rest of Ireland reminding us how clueless we are.

Now I feel bad.

statto25

DUNkey

Let Brendan clear it up for you

Neddy. Final answer.

Jimmy Bottlehead

DUNkey

You're fighting the good fight, Chop.
Barg 4 life.

ArtyM

Pronounced Don key,
Surname is Hotay