baina

Basque

Etymology

Possibly related to baino (“than”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /baɲa/, [ba.ɲa]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /bai̯na/, [bai̯.na]

Conjunction

baina

  1. but
    Nik joan nahi badut, baina nire ama ez dit uzten.
    I do want to go, but my mum won’t let me.

Further reading
  • "baina" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “baina” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَيْنَ (bayna).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Adverb

baina

  1. between

Synonyms

Torau

Noun

baina

  1. woman

Further reading
  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
  • ABVD

Zia

Adjective

baina

  1. big
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