| Houyhnhnm | |
|---|---|
| Gulliver's Travels race | |
 Gulliver in discussion with Houyhnhnms (1856 lllustration by J.J. Grandville). | |
| First appearance | Gulliver's Travels |
Houyhnhnms are a fictional race of intelligent horses described in the last part of Jonathan Swift's satirical 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels. The name is pronounced either /ˈhuːɪnəm/ or /ˈhwɪnəm/.[1] Swift apparently intended all words of the Houyhnhnm language to echo the neighing of horses.
- ^ Daniel Jones: English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge/New York/Melbourne: Cambridge University Press 1997. ISBN 0-521-45272-4, ISBN 0-521-45903-6