maina

maína class 6

1. plural of dzina

maina

1. feminine of main

maina

1. essive singular of mai

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

maina

1. essive plural of maa

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

maina

1. myna (bird of the genera Mino, Enodes, Ampeliceps, Gracula and Acridotheres in the starling family Sturnidae)

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”).

• pihamaina

• -mania, Naima, aamin, maani, mania

From mai + -na.

maina

1. why

maina

1. because, for

From Kanuri maina.

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

mainà m (possessed form mainàn)

1. prince

• ciroma

maina

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of mainīt
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of mainīt
3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of mainīt
4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of mainīt

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maina

1. dry (not wet)
2. dessicated

Borrowed from English mine.

maina

1. (military) mine (explosive device)

maina

1. to lay mines

Borrowed from English myna.

maina

1. myna (species of bird)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ماينا‎ (mayna).

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

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