Definition
A narrow passageway or alley between buildings, particularly common in Northern England and Yorkshire.
Etymology
Possibly from 'gin' (an opening or passage) or from Middle English words meaning to go or open. The term is primarily dialectal to Northern England and has been documented since at least the 17th century.
Kelly Says
This word is a perfect example of how British regional dialects preserve vocabulary that doesn't exist in standard English—Yorkshire and Lancashire still use 'ginnel' for alleyways while most of England uses other terms entirely.
Translations
ARالعربية
ممر ضيق
mam-mar di-iq
BNবাংলা
ছোট রাস্তা
chhot rasta
CACatalà
passatge estret
pas-sa-te-je es-tret
CSČeština
úzký chodník
ooz-ky cho-d-nik
DADansk
snæver gang
snae-ver gang
DEDeutsch
engele
en-ge-leh
ELΕλληνικά
étroνο διάδρομος
eh-tro-no dee-a-dro-mos
ESEspañol
pasillo estrecho
pa-see-yo es-treh-cho
FAفارسی
کوچه باریک
koo-cheh ba-reek
FISuomi
kapea käytävä
ka-pea kae-ta-vä
FRFrançais
ruelle étroite
roo-el eh-treh-noh
HEעברית
רחוב צר
re-chov tzar
HIहिन्दी
चौड़ा गलियारा
chow-dhaa gal-iya-ra
HUMagyar
szűk járat
szo-ok ya-rat
IDBahasa Indonesia
gang sempit
gang sempit
ITItaliano
vicolo stretto
vi-co-loh stret-toh
KMKM
ផ្លូវតូច
ph-lu-ov-toach
KO한국어
좁은 골목
jop-eun gol-mok
MSBahasa Melayu
lorong sempit
lo-rong sempit
NLNederlands
smalle gang
sma-le gang
NONorsk
små gate
sma gate
PLPolski
wąski przejście
va-n-ski prez-shee-eh
PTPortuguês
passagem estreita
pa-sa-gem es-trei-ta
RORomână
pasaj îngust
pa-sa-j ing-gust
RUРусский
узкий проход
uz-kiy pro-khod
SVSvenska
smala gången
sma-la go-nnen
SWKiswahili
barabara nyembamba
ba-ra-ba-ra nyem-bam-ba
TAதமிழ்
குறுகிய வழி
kur-u-ki-ya va-li
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న మార్గం
chinna mar-gam
TLTL
maikling daanan
ma-ik-ling da-a-nan
TRTürkçe
dar sokak
dar so-kahk
UKУкраїнська
вузький прохід
vooz-ky pro-khod
URاردو
چھوٹا راस्ता
cho-ta ra-sta
VITiếng Việt
hẻm nhỏ
hem nho
ZH中文
狭窄通道
xiá zhǎo tōng dào
ZUZU
inkundla enhle
in-kun-dla en-hle