maina

See also: Maina and mainá

Chichewa

Noun

maína class 6

  1. plural of dzina

Cimbrian

Determiner

maina

  1. feminine of main

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
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Noun

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

  1. A myna (bird)

Derived terms

Further reading

Estonian

Noun

maina

  1. essive singular of mai

Finnish

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

Noun

maina

  1. essive plural of maa
Derived terms
compounds

Etymology 2

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

Noun

maina

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

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
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
mainainrare
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
mainainirare
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
mainaisirare
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
mainaimmerare
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
mainainnerare
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
mainainsarare
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

Anagrams

Garo

Etymology

From mai + -na.

Pronoun

maina

  1. why

Conjunction

maina

  1. because, for

Hausa

Etymology

From Kanuri maina.

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

Noun

mainà m (possessed form mainàn)

  1. prince

See also

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian майна (majna).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈmɑi̯n]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈmɑi̯nɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑi̯n, -ɑi̯nɑ
  • Hyphenation: mai‧na

Noun

maina

  1. ice hole for seining

Declension
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

Hypernyms

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

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare Akawaio maina.

Pronunciation
  • (Venezuela) IPA(key): [maɲɲa]
  • (West Suriname) IPA(key): [majʝa]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [majɲa]

Noun

maina (possessed mainary)

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

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, 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, Paris, 1956, page 259

Latvian

Verb

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

Pronunciation
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Adjective

maina

  1. dry (not wet)
  2. desiccated

Maori

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English mine.

Noun

maina

  1. (military) mine (explosive device)

Verb

maina

  1. to lay mines

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English myna.

Noun

maina

  1. myna (species of bird)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ماينا (mayna).

Verb

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

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

Conjugation
    conjugation of maina (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive a maina
gerund mainând
past participle mainat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present mainez mainezi mainează mainăm mainați mainează
imperfect mainam mainai maina mainam mainați mainau
simple perfect mainai mainași maină mainarăm mainarăți mainară
pluperfect mainasem mainaseși mainase mainaserăm mainaserăți mainaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să mainez să mainezi să maineze să mainăm să mainați să maineze
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative mainează mainați
negative nu maina nu mainați
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