zein
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See also: Zein
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From translingual Zea (“corn genus”) + -in.
Noun[edit]
zein (countable and uncountable, plural zeins)
- A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.
Anagrams[edit]
Basque[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Basque *zeren, genitive of *zer. Doublet of zeren.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Determiner[edit]
zein (preposed, interrogative)
Pronoun[edit]
zein (interrogative)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Basque interrogative pronouns
Derived terms[edit]
- zein baino zein
- zein ere
- zein eta zein (“which”)
- zein gehiago
- zeinahi
- zeinahi den
- zeinda (“as”)
- zeinek esan (“who would have guessed”)
- zeinen
- zeingehiagoka
- zeintsu (“which one approximately”)
- zeintzuk
References[edit]
- ^ “ze-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading[edit]
- “zein”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “zein”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Crimean Tatar[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic ذِهْن (ḏihn, “mind, intellect”).
Noun[edit]
zein
Declension[edit]
Declension of zein
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Translingual
- English terms suffixed with -in
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- Basque terms inherited from Proto-Basque
- Basque terms derived from Proto-Basque
- Basque terms with IPA pronunciation
- Basque terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Basque/ei̯n
- Rhymes:Basque/ei̯n/1 syllable
- Basque lemmas
- Basque determiners
- Basque interrogative determiners
- Basque pronouns
- Basque interrogative pronouns
- Crimean Tatar terms derived from Arabic
- Crimean Tatar terms derived from the Arabic root ذ ه ن
- Crimean Tatar lemmas
- Crimean Tatar nouns