maina

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Chichewa

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Noun

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maína class 6

  1. plural of dzina

Cimbrian

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Determiner

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maina

  1. feminine of main

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Hindi मैना (mainā) / Urdu مینا (mainā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maina c (plural maina's, diminutive mainaatje n)

  1. a myna (bird)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Estonian

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Noun

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maina

  1. essive singular of mai

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯nɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mai‧na

Etymology 1

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From Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā).

Noun

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maina

  1. myna (bird of the genera Mino, Enodes, Ampeliceps, Gracula and Acridotheres in the starling family Sturnidae)
Usage notes
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In English the term "myna" is used also of the genera Basilornis, Strepsocitta, Scissirostrum and Leucopsar, but in Finnish these genera are named kottarainen (starling).

Declension
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Inflection of maina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative maina mainat
genitive mainan mainojen
partitive mainaa mainoja
illative mainaan mainoihin
singular plural
nominative maina mainat
accusative nom. maina mainat
gen. mainan
genitive mainan mainojen
mainain rare
partitive mainaa mainoja
inessive mainassa mainoissa
elative mainasta mainoista
illative mainaan mainoihin
adessive mainalla mainoilla
ablative mainalta mainoilta
allative mainalle mainoille
essive mainana mainoina
translative mainaksi mainoiksi
abessive mainatta mainoitta
instructive mainoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of maina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mainani mainani
accusative nom. mainani mainani
gen. mainani
genitive mainani mainojeni
mainaini rare
partitive mainaani mainojani
inessive mainassani mainoissani
elative mainastani mainoistani
illative mainaani mainoihini
adessive mainallani mainoillani
ablative mainaltani mainoiltani
allative mainalleni mainoilleni
essive mainanani mainoinani
translative mainakseni mainoikseni
abessive mainattani mainoittani
instructive
comitative mainoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mainasi mainasi
accusative nom. mainasi mainasi
gen. mainasi
genitive mainasi mainojesi
mainaisi rare
partitive mainaasi mainojasi
inessive mainassasi mainoissasi
elative mainastasi mainoistasi
illative mainaasi mainoihisi
adessive mainallasi mainoillasi
ablative mainaltasi mainoiltasi
allative mainallesi mainoillesi
essive mainanasi mainoinasi
translative mainaksesi mainoiksesi
abessive mainattasi mainoittasi
instructive
comitative mainoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mainamme mainamme
accusative nom. mainamme mainamme
gen. mainamme
genitive mainamme mainojemme
mainaimme rare
partitive mainaamme mainojamme
inessive mainassamme mainoissamme
elative mainastamme mainoistamme
illative mainaamme mainoihimme
adessive mainallamme mainoillamme
ablative mainaltamme mainoiltamme
allative mainallemme mainoillemme
essive mainanamme mainoinamme
translative mainaksemme mainoiksemme
abessive mainattamme mainoittamme
instructive
comitative mainoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mainanne mainanne
accusative nom. mainanne mainanne
gen. mainanne
genitive mainanne mainojenne
mainainne rare
partitive mainaanne mainojanne
inessive mainassanne mainoissanne
elative mainastanne mainoistanne
illative mainaanne mainoihinne
adessive mainallanne mainoillanne
ablative mainaltanne mainoiltanne
allative mainallenne mainoillenne
essive mainananne mainoinanne
translative mainaksenne mainoiksenne
abessive mainattanne mainoittanne
instructive
comitative mainoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mainansa mainansa
accusative nom. mainansa mainansa
gen. mainansa
genitive mainansa mainojensa
mainainsa rare
partitive mainaansa mainojaan
mainojansa
inessive mainassaan
mainassansa
mainoissaan
mainoissansa
elative mainastaan
mainastansa
mainoistaan
mainoistansa
illative mainaansa mainoihinsa
adessive mainallaan
mainallansa
mainoillaan
mainoillansa
ablative mainaltaan
mainaltansa
mainoiltaan
mainoiltansa
allative mainalleen
mainallensa
mainoilleen
mainoillensa
essive mainanaan
mainanansa
mainoinaan
mainoinansa
translative mainakseen
mainaksensa
mainoikseen
mainoiksensa
abessive mainattaan
mainattansa
mainoittaan
mainoittansa
instructive
comitative mainoineen
mainoinensa
Derived terms
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compounds

Etymology 2

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Noun

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maina

  1. essive plural of maa

Anagrams

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Garo

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Etymology

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From mai + -na.

Pronoun

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maina

  1. why

Conjunction

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maina

  1. because, for

Hausa

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Etymology

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From Kanuri maina.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mái.nà/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [méi.nə̀]

Noun

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mainà m (possessed form mainàn)

  1. prince

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian майна (majna).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maina

  1. ice hole for seining

Declension

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Declension of maina (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative maina mainat
genitive mainan mainoin
partitive mainaa mainoja
illative mainaa mainoi
inessive mainaas mainois
elative mainast mainoist
allative mainalle mainoille
adessive mainaal mainoil
ablative mainalt mainoilt
translative mainaks mainoiks
essive mainanna, mainaan mainoinna, mainoin
exessive1) mainant mainoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

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Hypernyms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 292

Kari'na

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Etymology

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Compare Akawaio maina.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maina (possessed mainary)

  1. conuco, garden, plot or field of cultivated land

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 311
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “maña”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 264; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 259

Latvian

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Verb

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maina

  1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of mainīt
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of mainīt
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of mainīt

Malagasy

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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maina

  1. dry (not wet)
  2. desiccated

Maori

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English mine.

Noun

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maina

  1. (military) mine (explosive device)

Verb

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maina

  1. to lay mines

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English myna.

Noun

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maina

  1. myna (species of bird)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ماينا (mayna).

Verb

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a maina (third-person singular present mainează, past participle mainat) 1st conj.

  1. (navigation) to lower the sail using a rope

Conjugation

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