kina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kina"

English

Etymology 1

From Tolai kina (“oyster or clamshell”).

Noun

kina (plural kinas or kina)

1. The national currency of Papua New Guinea, divided into 100 toea.

Etymology 2

Maori kina

Noun

kina (plural kinas)

1. Evechinus chloroticus, a sea urchin endemic to New Zealand.

Anagrams

• Akin, Inka, Kian, Naik, akin, kain, naik

Ainu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲìꜛná/

Noun

kina (Kana spelling キナ)

1. grass

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɪna]
• Rhymes: -ɪna
• Hyphenation: ki‧na
• Homophone: kyna

Noun

kina

1. inflection of kino:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Anagrams

• inka, Inka
• nika

Eastern Ojibwa

Etymology

cf. Ojibwe akina

Adverb

kina

1. every

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 126

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkina]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: kin‧a

Adjective

kina (accusative singular kinan, plural kinaj, accusative plural kinajn)

1. cinematic

Fijian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.na/

Adverb

kina

1. therein, herein
2. because of, for the sake of, thereby, hereby, herewith
3. therefore (at the end of a statement or sentence, preceded by o koya o qo)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkinɑ/, [ˈk̟inɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -inɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ki‧na

Etymology 1

Unknown. According to Jalo Kalima, possibly a Baltic loanword, compare Lithuanian ginčas.

Noun

kina

1. squabble

Declension

Inflection of kina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kina	kinat
genitive		kinan	kinojen
partitive		kinaa	kinoja
illative		kinaan	kinoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kina	kinat
accusative	nom.	kina	kinat
	gen.	kinan
genitive		kinan	kinojen kinainrare
partitive		kinaa	kinoja
inessive		kinassa	kinoissa
elative		kinasta	kinoista
illative		kinaan	kinoihin
adessive		kinalla	kinoilla
ablative		kinalta	kinoilta
allative		kinalle	kinoille
essive		kinana	kinoina
translative		kinaksi	kinoiksi
abessive		kinatta	kinoitta
instructive		—	kinoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kinani kinani accusative nom. kinani kinani gen. kinani genitive kinani kinojeni kinainirare partitive kinaani kinojani inessive kinassani kinoissani elative kinastani kinoistani illative kinaani kinoihini adessive kinallani kinoillani ablative kinaltani kinoiltani allative kinalleni kinoilleni essive kinanani kinoinani translative kinakseni kinoikseni abessive kinattani kinoittani instructive — — comitative — kinoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kinasi kinasi accusative nom. kinasi kinasi gen. kinasi genitive kinasi kinojesi kinaisirare partitive kinaasi kinojasi inessive kinassasi kinoissasi elative kinastasi kinoistasi illative kinaasi kinoihisi adessive kinallasi kinoillasi ablative kinaltasi kinoiltasi allative kinallesi kinoillesi essive kinanasi kinoinasi translative kinaksesi kinoiksesi abessive kinattasi kinoittasi instructive — — comitative — kinoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kinamme kinamme accusative nom. kinamme kinamme gen. kinamme genitive kinamme kinojemme kinaimmerare partitive kinaamme kinojamme inessive kinassamme kinoissamme elative kinastamme kinoistamme illative kinaamme kinoihimme adessive kinallamme kinoillamme ablative kinaltamme kinoiltamme allative kinallemme kinoillemme essive kinanamme kinoinamme translative kinaksemme kinoiksemme abessive kinattamme kinoittamme instructive — — comitative — kinoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kinanne kinanne accusative nom. kinanne kinanne gen. kinanne genitive kinanne kinojenne kinainnerare partitive kinaanne kinojanne inessive kinassanne kinoissanne elative kinastanne kinoistanne illative kinaanne kinoihinne adessive kinallanne kinoillanne ablative kinaltanne kinoiltanne allative kinallenne kinoillenne essive kinananne kinoinanne translative kinaksenne kinoiksenne abessive kinattanne kinoittanne instructive — — comitative — kinoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kinansa kinansa accusative nom. kinansa kinansa gen. kinansa genitive kinansa kinojensa kinainsarare partitive kinaansa kinojaan kinojansa inessive kinassaan kinassansa kinoissaan kinoissansa elative kinastaan kinastansa kinoistaan kinoistansa illative kinaansa kinoihinsa adessive kinallaan kinallansa kinoillaan kinoillansa ablative kinaltaan kinaltansa kinoiltaan kinoiltansa allative kinalleen kinallensa kinoilleen kinoillensa essive kinanaan kinanansa kinoinaan kinoinansa translative kinakseen kinaksensa kinoikseen kinoiksensa abessive kinattaan kinattansa kinoittaan kinoittansa instructive — — comitative — kinoineen kinoinensa

Derived terms

• kinata

Further reading

• “1. kina”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-08-10

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

kina

1. (dialectal) slime, drool
2. Synonym of lapsenkina

Declension

Inflection of kina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kina	kinat
genitive		kinan	kinojen
partitive		kinaa	kinoja
illative		kinaan	kinoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kina	kinat
accusative	nom.	kina	kinat
	gen.	kinan
genitive		kinan	kinojen kinainrare
partitive		kinaa	kinoja
inessive		kinassa	kinoissa
elative		kinasta	kinoista
illative		kinaan	kinoihin
adessive		kinalla	kinoilla
ablative		kinalta	kinoilta
allative		kinalle	kinoille
essive		kinana	kinoina
translative		kinaksi	kinoiksi
abessive		kinatta	kinoitta
instructive		—	kinoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kinani kinani accusative nom. kinani kinani gen. kinani genitive kinani kinojeni kinainirare partitive kinaani kinojani inessive kinassani kinoissani elative kinastani kinoistani illative kinaani kinoihini adessive kinallani kinoillani ablative kinaltani kinoiltani allative kinalleni kinoilleni essive kinanani kinoinani translative kinakseni kinoikseni abessive kinattani kinoittani instructive — — comitative — kinoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kinasi kinasi accusative nom. kinasi kinasi gen. kinasi genitive kinasi kinojesi kinaisirare partitive kinaasi kinojasi inessive kinassasi kinoissasi elative kinastasi kinoistasi illative kinaasi kinoihisi adessive kinallasi kinoillasi ablative kinaltasi kinoiltasi allative kinallesi kinoillesi essive kinanasi kinoinasi translative kinaksesi kinoiksesi abessive kinattasi kinoittasi instructive — — comitative — kinoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kinamme kinamme accusative nom. kinamme kinamme gen. kinamme genitive kinamme kinojemme kinaimmerare partitive kinaamme kinojamme inessive kinassamme kinoissamme elative kinastamme kinoistamme illative kinaamme kinoihimme adessive kinallamme kinoillamme ablative kinaltamme kinoiltamme allative kinallemme kinoillemme essive kinanamme kinoinamme translative kinaksemme kinoiksemme abessive kinattamme kinoittamme instructive — — comitative — kinoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kinanne kinanne accusative nom. kinanne kinanne gen. kinanne genitive kinanne kinojenne kinainnerare partitive kinaanne kinojanne inessive kinassanne kinoissanne elative kinastanne kinoistanne illative kinaanne kinoihinne adessive kinallanne kinoillanne ablative kinaltanne kinoiltanne allative kinallenne kinoillenne essive kinananne kinoinanne translative kinaksenne kinoiksenne abessive kinattanne kinoittanne instructive — — comitative — kinoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kinansa kinansa accusative nom. kinansa kinansa gen. kinansa genitive kinansa kinojensa kinainsarare partitive kinaansa kinojaan kinojansa inessive kinassaan kinassansa kinoissaan kinoissansa elative kinastaan kinastansa kinoistaan kinoistansa illative kinaansa kinoihinsa adessive kinallaan kinallansa kinoillaan kinoillansa ablative kinaltaan kinaltansa kinoiltaan kinoiltansa allative kinalleen kinallensa kinoilleen kinoillensa essive kinanaan kinanansa kinoinaan kinoinansa translative kinakseen kinaksensa kinoikseen kinoiksensa abessive kinattaan kinattansa kinoittaan kinoittansa instructive — — comitative — kinoineen kinoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• lapsenkina

 

Further reading

• “2. kina”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-08-10

Etymology 3

From Tolai kina.

Noun

kina

1. kina (currency)

Declension

Inflection of kina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kina	kinat
genitive		kinan	kinojen
partitive		kinaa	kinoja
illative		kinaan	kinoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kina	kinat
accusative	nom.	kina	kinat
	gen.	kinan
genitive		kinan	kinojen kinainrare
partitive		kinaa	kinoja
inessive		kinassa	kinoissa
elative		kinasta	kinoista
illative		kinaan	kinoihin
adessive		kinalla	kinoilla
ablative		kinalta	kinoilta
allative		kinalle	kinoille
essive		kinana	kinoina
translative		kinaksi	kinoiksi
abessive		kinatta	kinoitta
instructive		—	kinoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kinani kinani accusative nom. kinani kinani gen. kinani genitive kinani kinojeni kinainirare partitive kinaani kinojani inessive kinassani kinoissani elative kinastani kinoistani illative kinaani kinoihini adessive kinallani kinoillani ablative kinaltani kinoiltani allative kinalleni kinoilleni essive kinanani kinoinani translative kinakseni kinoikseni abessive kinattani kinoittani instructive — — comitative — kinoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kinasi kinasi accusative nom. kinasi kinasi gen. kinasi genitive kinasi kinojesi kinaisirare partitive kinaasi kinojasi inessive kinassasi kinoissasi elative kinastasi kinoistasi illative kinaasi kinoihisi adessive kinallasi kinoillasi ablative kinaltasi kinoiltasi allative kinallesi kinoillesi essive kinanasi kinoinasi translative kinaksesi kinoiksesi abessive kinattasi kinoittasi instructive — — comitative — kinoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kinamme kinamme accusative nom. kinamme kinamme gen. kinamme genitive kinamme kinojemme kinaimmerare partitive kinaamme kinojamme inessive kinassamme kinoissamme elative kinastamme kinoistamme illative kinaamme kinoihimme adessive kinallamme kinoillamme ablative kinaltamme kinoiltamme allative kinallemme kinoillemme essive kinanamme kinoinamme translative kinaksemme kinoiksemme abessive kinattamme kinoittamme instructive — — comitative — kinoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kinanne kinanne accusative nom. kinanne kinanne gen. kinanne genitive kinanne kinojenne kinainnerare partitive kinaanne kinojanne inessive kinassanne kinoissanne elative kinastanne kinoistanne illative kinaanne kinoihinne adessive kinallanne kinoillanne ablative kinaltanne kinoiltanne allative kinallenne kinoillenne essive kinananne kinoinanne translative kinaksenne kinoiksenne abessive kinattanne kinoittanne instructive — — comitative — kinoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kinansa kinansa accusative nom. kinansa kinansa gen. kinansa genitive kinansa kinojensa kinainsarare partitive kinaansa kinojaan kinojansa inessive kinassaan kinassansa kinoissaan kinoissansa elative kinastaan kinastansa kinoistaan kinoistansa illative kinaansa kinoihinsa adessive kinallaan kinallansa kinoillaan kinoillansa ablative kinaltaan kinaltansa kinoiltaan kinoiltansa allative kinalleen kinallensa kinoilleen kinoillensa essive kinanaan kinanansa kinoinaan kinoinansa translative kinakseen kinaksensa kinoikseen kinoiksensa abessive kinattaan kinattansa kinoittaan kinoittansa instructive — — comitative — kinoineen kinoinensa

Anagrams

• Akin, Inka, Kain, inka, kani

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *kina, from Proto-Eskimo *ki-na.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /kina/, [kɪ.nə]

Pronoun

kina

1. who

Usage notes

This word will cause indicative intonation in the sentence it is used, but not if used in isolation.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkina]
• Rhymes: -na, -a
• Hyphenation: ki‧na

Etymology 1

From Quechua kina.

Noun

kina (first-person possessive kinaku, second-person possessive kinamu, third-person possessive kinanya)

1. (botany, pharmacy) cinchona bark.

Etymology 2

From English kina, from Tolai kina (“oyster or clamshell”).

Noun

kina (first-person possessive kinaku, second-person possessive kinamu, third-person possessive kinanya)

1. kina: the national currency of Papua New Guinea, divided into 100 toea.

Further reading

• “kina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Inuktitut

Pronoun

kina (syllabics ᑭᓇ)

1. (interrogative) who (in a question)

Karitiâna

Noun

kina

1. mammal

Kituba

Verb

kina

1. to dance

Maori

Noun

kina

1. sea urchin

Ottawa

Etymology

cf. Ojibwe akina

Adverb

kina

1. every

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 126

Paiwan

Noun

kina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Synonyms

• ina

Quechua

Noun

kina

1. Cinchona bark

Declension

declension of kina

	singular	plural
nominative	kina	kinakuna
accusative	kinata	kinakunata
dative	kinaman	kinakunaman
genitive	kinap	kinakunap
locative	kinapi	kinakunapi
terminative	kinakama	kinakunakama
ablative	kinamanta	kinakunamanta
instrumental	kinawan	kinakunawan
comitative	kinantin	kinakunantin
abessive	kinannaq	kinakunannaq
comparative	kinahina	kinakunahina
causative	kinarayku	kinakunarayku
benefactive	kinapaq	kinakunapaq
associative	kinapura	kinakunapura
distributive	kinanka	kinakunanka
exclusive	kinalla	kinakunalla

possessive forms of kina

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	kinay	kinaykuna
accusative	kinayta	kinaykunata
dative	kinayman	kinaykunaman
genitive	kinaypa	kinaykunap
locative	kinaypi	kinaykunapi
terminative	kinaykama	kinaykunakama
ablative	kinaymanta	kinaykunamanta
instrumental	kinaywan	kinaykunawan
comitative	kinaynintin	kinaykunantin
abessive	kinayninnaq	kinaykunannaq
comparative	kinayhina	kinaykunahina
causative	kinayrayku	kinaykunarayku
benefactive	kinaypaq	kinaykunapaq
associative	kinaypura	kinaykunapura
distributive	kinayninka	kinaykunanka
exclusive	kinaylla	kinaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	kinayki	kinaykikuna
accusative	kinaykita	kinaykikunata
dative	kinaykiman	kinaykikunaman
genitive	kinaykipa	kinaykikunap
locative	kinaykipi	kinaykikunapi
terminative	kinaykikama	kinaykikunakama
ablative	kinaykimanta	kinaykikunamanta
instrumental	kinaykiwan	kinaykikunawan
comitative	kinaykintin	kinaykikunantin
abessive	kinaykinnaq	kinaykikunannaq
comparative	kinaykihina	kinaykikunahina
causative	kinaykirayku	kinaykikunarayku
benefactive	kinaykipaq	kinaykikunapaq
associative	kinaykipura	kinaykikunapura
distributive	kinaykinka	kinaykikunanka
exclusive	kinaykilla	kinaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	kinan	kinankuna
accusative	kinanta	kinankunata
dative	kinanman	kinankunaman
genitive	kinanpa	kinankunap
locative	kinanpi	kinankunapi
terminative	kinankama	kinankunakama
ablative	kinanmanta	kinankunamanta
instrumental	kinanwan	kinankunawan
comitative	kinanintin	kinankunantin
abessive	kinanninnaq	kinankunannaq
comparative	kinanhina	kinankunahina
causative	kinanrayku	kinankunarayku
benefactive	kinanpaq	kinankunapaq
associative	kinanpura	kinankunapura
distributive	kinaninka	kinankunanka
exclusive	kinanlla	kinankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	kinanchik	kinanchikkuna
accusative	kinanchikta	kinanchikkunata
dative	kinanchikman	kinanchikkunaman
genitive	kinanchikpa	kinanchikkunap
locative	kinanchikpi	kinanchikkunapi
terminative	kinanchikkama	kinanchikkunakama
ablative	kinanchikmanta	kinanchikkunamanta
instrumental	kinanchikwan	kinanchikkunawan
comitative	kinanchiknintin	kinanchikkunantin
abessive	kinanchikninnaq	kinanchikkunannaq
comparative	kinanchikhina	kinanchikkunahina
causative	kinanchikrayku	kinanchikkunarayku
benefactive	kinanchikpaq	kinanchikkunapaq
associative	kinanchikpura	kinanchikkunapura
distributive	kinanchikninka	kinanchikkunanka
exclusive	kinanchiklla	kinanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	kinayku	kinaykukuna
accusative	kinaykuta	kinaykukunata
dative	kinaykuman	kinaykukunaman
genitive	kinaykupa	kinaykukunap
locative	kinaykupi	kinaykukunapi
terminative	kinaykukama	kinaykukunakama
ablative	kinaykumanta	kinaykukunamanta
instrumental	kinaykuwan	kinaykukunawan
comitative	kinaykuntin	kinaykukunantin
abessive	kinaykunnaq	kinaykukunannaq
comparative	kinaykuhina	kinaykukunahina
causative	kinaykurayku	kinaykukunarayku
benefactive	kinaykupaq	kinaykukunapaq
associative	kinaykupura	kinaykukunapura
distributive	kinaykunka	kinaykukunanka
exclusive	kinaykulla	kinaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	kinaykichik	kinaykichikkuna
accusative	kinaykichikta	kinaykichikkunata
dative	kinaykichikman	kinaykichikkunaman
genitive	kinaykichikpa	kinaykichikkunap
locative	kinaykichikpi	kinaykichikkunapi
terminative	kinaykichikkama	kinaykichikkunakama
ablative	kinaykichikmanta	kinaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	kinaykichikwan	kinaykichikkunawan
comitative	kinaykichiknintin	kinaykichikkunantin
abessive	kinaykichikninnaq	kinaykichikkunannaq
comparative	kinaykichikhina	kinaykichikkunahina
causative	kinaykichikrayku	kinaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	kinaykichikpaq	kinaykichikkunapaq
associative	kinaykichikpura	kinaykichikkunapura
distributive	kinaykichikninka	kinaykichikkunanka
exclusive	kinaykichiklla	kinaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	kinanku	kinankukuna
accusative	kinankuta	kinankukunata
dative	kinankuman	kinankukunaman
genitive	kinankupa	kinankukunap
locative	kinankupi	kinankukunapi
terminative	kinankukama	kinankukunakama
ablative	kinankumanta	kinankukunamanta
instrumental	kinankuwan	kinankukunawan
comitative	kinankuntin	kinankukunantin
abessive	kinankunnaq	kinankukunannaq
comparative	kinankuhina	kinankukunahina
causative	kinankurayku	kinankukunarayku
benefactive	kinankupaq	kinankukunapaq
associative	kinankupura	kinankukunapura
distributive	kinankunka	kinankukunanka
exclusive	kinankulla	kinankukunalla

Descendants

• English: quinine
• Spanish: quina

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya kine.

Noun

kina

1. stone

References

• Manuale di Sidamo by M. M. Moreno (Mondadori Milano 1940)

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

kina (ki-vi class, plural vina)

1. depth (vertical distance below a surface)
2. rhyme

Verb

kina

1. ki-vi class subject inflected singular present affirmative of -wa na

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈna/, [kɪˈna]
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ki‧na

Preposition

kiná (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ)

1. Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns

   Ang awiting ito ay para kina papa at mama.

   This song is for (my) father and (my) mother.

Usage notes

• This is used where there is more than one addressee, as a simpler way of saying kay [1st referrent] … at kay [last referrent] (e.g. kina Pedro at Juan).
• Where it precedes one name, this refers to the person and others surrounding them (e.g. Kina Pedro refers to Pedro and anyone other around him, usually unspecified).

Alternative forms

• kana, kila, kinda, kanila

See also

Tagalog markers

		Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
Common	Singular	ang	ng	sa
	Plural	ang mga	ng mga	sa mga
Personal	Singular	si	ni	kay
	Plural / Polite	sina	nina	kina

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish quina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkina/, [ˈki.nɐ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ki‧na

Noun

kina (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ)

1. cinchona

   Synonym: singkona

Alternative forms

• kino

See also

• dita
• kinina

 

Tok Pisin

Noun

kina

1. kina
2. a kind of seashell