dinas

See also: Dinas, diñas, diñás, and dînas

Cornish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdin.as/

Etymology 1

From din (“fort”) +‎ -as. Compare Welsh dinas.

Noun

dinas m (plural dinasow)

1. fort

Derived terms

• dinasydh m, dinasydhes f (“civilian”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

dinas

1. extraordinary

   Synonyms: dres kinda, mes a'n kemmyn

Mutation

Mutation of dinas

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
dinas	dhinas	unchanged	tinas	tinas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “dinas” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.na/ ~ /di.nɑ/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Verb

dinas

1. second-person singular past historic of diner

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• dienst (1901–1947)

Etymology

From Dutch dienst (“service”), from Middle Dutch dienst, from Old Dutch *thionost, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz, *þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run, be fluid, flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdinas]
• Hyphenation: di‧nas
• Rhymes: -as

Noun

dinas (plural dinas-dinas)

1. (government) service, department

   Synonym: jawatan

   Dinas Pendidikan ― Education Service

   Dinas Pemadam Kebakaran ― Fire Department

2. (government) government

   Synonym: pemerintah

Synonyms

• (government service): perkhidmatan (Standard Malay)

Verb

dinas

1. (colloquial) to work

   Synonyms: bertugas, bekerja

Derived terms

• berdinas
• kedinasan
• mendinaskan

• dinas daerah
• dinas dalam
• dinas intelijen
• dinas jaga meteorologi
• dinas keprajuritan
• dinas luar
• dinas meteorologi
• dinas meteorologi penerbangan
• dinas meteorologi wilayah
• dinas pabean
• dinas peternakan daerah
• dinas rahasia

• suku dinas

Further reading

• “dinas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *dənəzʸ. Cognate with Western Apache nos~dinos~danos. Compare also Lower Tanana deneyh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪ̀nɑ̀s/

Noun

dinas

1. bearberry, kinnikinnick

References

• Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 418

Spanish

Adjective

dinas f pl

1. feminine plural of dino

Noun

dinas f pl

1. plural of dina

Welsh

Etymology

Augmentative of din (“fortress”), from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪnas/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːnas/, /ˈdɪnas/

Noun

dinas f (plural dinasoedd or dinesydd)

1. city

Derived terms

• Dinas y Fatican (“the Vatican City”)
• dinasaidd (“civic”)
• dinasol (“municipal”)
• dinesig (“civil”)
• dinesydd, dinaswr (“citizen”)
• prifddinas (“capital city”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dinas

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dinas	ddinas	ninas	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dinas”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “dinas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies