hain

See also: Hain and häin

English

Alternative forms

• hane

Etymology

From earlier hayne, from Middle English *haynen, *heynen, from Old Norse hegna (“to protect; defend”), from Proto-Germanic *haginjaną (“to hedge”), equivalent to hedge +‎ -en. Cognate with Icelandic hegna (“to fence; confine; punish”), Swedish hägna (“to fence off; enclose; protect”), Danish hegne (“to enclose; fence in”). Related to hedge.

The noun is from Middle English heyn.

Verb

hain (third-person singular simple present hains, present participle haining, simple past and past participle hained) (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland)

1. (transitive) To hedge or fence in; enclose; protect by hedging.
2. (transitive) To save; spare; refrain from using or spending.
3. (intransitive) To be thrifty; be economical.

Noun

hain (plural hains)

1. (obsolete or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) An enclosure; a park

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧in
• IPA^(key): /ˈha.in/

Pronoun

hain

1. which one; which of the choices presented within immediate or cognitive view.

   Hain niini ang imong pilion?

   Which of these will you choose?

2. where (used exclusively to query the location of a person, object, or state in the immediate present).

   Hain na man tong bataa?

   Where is that kid right now?

   Hain na man tong imong gisaad nga pinaskohan?

   Now where is that Christmas gift you promised me?

Usage notes

• Hain requires the object of inquiry to exist now or to have been expected now. It cannot project into abstract, unmanifested future locations, nor can it audit past coordinates that have already closed.

Distinction Note

Interrogative	Primary Function	Temporal Axis	Operational Context
hain	Where / Which	Immediate Present	Locates an object/person relative to the current physical or cognitive space.
asa	Where / Whither	Future / Abstract	Targets projected coordinates, general locations, or intended destinations (e.g., *Asa ka paingon?* / Where are you heading?).
diin/dis-a	Where / Whence	Strict Past	Audits historical coordinates or origins that have already closed (e.g., *Diin ka gikan?* / Where did you come from?).

Related terms

• asa (where; prospective/general)
• diin (where; retrospective/origin)
• dis-a (where; dialectal past variant)

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• haen
• yain, yaen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaʔin/ [ˈha.ʔin̪]

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaʔin/ [ˈʔa.ʔin̪] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ha‧in

Adverb

háin (plural harain, Basahan spelling ᜑᜁᜈ᜔)

1. (interrogative, locative) where

   Synonym: nasain

   Hain an saimong mga bado?

   Where are your clothes?

   Dai ko aram kun hain na siya.

   I don't know where s/he is.

Related terms

• sain

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic خَائِن (ḵāʔin).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧in

Noun

hain

1. traitor, betrayer

   Synonyms: hiyanetkâr, satqın, hiyanet

Declension

Declension of hain

	singular	plural
nominative	hain	hainler
genitive	hainniñ	hainlerniñ
dative	hainge	hainlerge
accusative	hainni	hainlerni
locative	hainde	hainlerde
ablative	hainden	hainlerden

Derived terms

• hainlik
• hainlik etmek
• hainlik yapmaq

References

• “hain”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑi̯n/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯n]
• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑ.in/, [ˈhɑ̝.in]
• Rhymes: -ɑin, -ɑ.in
• Syllabification^(key): hain, ha‧in
• Hyphenation^(key): hain, ha‧in

Verb

hain

1. first-person singular past indicative of hakea

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑi̯n/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -ɑin
• Syllabification^(key): hain
• Hyphenation^(key): hain

Noun

hain

1. inflection of hai:
   1. genitive singular
   2. instructive plural

Anagrams

• Inha, hina, ihan, inha

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic خَائِن (ḵāʔin)bor.

Ottoman Turkish خائن (hain)bor.

Romanian hain

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خائن (hain, “perfidious”), borrowed from Arabic خَائِن (ḵāʔin).

Adjective

hain m or n (feminine singular haină, masculine plural haini, feminine/neuter plural haine)

1. evil, ruthless, cruel

Declension

Declension of hain

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	hain		haină	haini	haine
	definite	hainul		haina	hainii	hainele
genitive- dative	indefinite	hain		haine	haini	haine
	definite	hainului		hainei	hainilor	hainelor

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːn/

Verb

hain (third-person singular simple present hains, present participle hainin, simple past and past participle haint)

1. To enclose an area with a fence or hedge
2. To spare; to protect from harm
3. To save up

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hayin — now dialectal, Batangas
• ahin

Etymology

From earlier hayin. Compare Ilocano aon, Kapampangan ain, Central Bikol haon, Cebuano haon, and Tausug hawn. See also ahon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhaʔin/ [ˈhaː.ʔɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -aʔin
• Syllabification: ha‧in

Noun

hain (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜁᜈ᜔)

1. setting up of meals (on the dining table)

   Synonym: paghahain

2. food set up (on the dining table)
3. act of offering as a sacrifice
4. sacrifice; offering

   Synonyms: sakripisyo, alay, handog

5. (law) return of a plea

Derived terms

• hainan
• ihain
• maghain
• paghahain

Further reading

• “hain”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 450: “Ofreçer) Hayin (pp) algo a Dios, o al Demonio”

Anagrams

• ihan, hina

Turkish

Alternative forms

• hayın

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic خَائِن (ḵāʔin)bor.

Ottoman Turkish خائن (hâ'in)

Turkish hain

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خائن (hâ'in), borrowed from Arabic خَائِن (ḵāʔin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haːin]
• Hyphenation: ha‧in

• Audio:

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Adjective

hain

1. perfidious

Noun

hain (definite accusative haini, plural hainler)

1. traitor, betrayer, ratter

Declension

Declension of hain

singular plural nominative hain hainler definite accusative haini hainleri dative haine hainlere locative hainde hainlerde ablative hainden hainlerden genitive hainin hainlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular hainim hainlerim 2nd singular hainin hainlerin 3rd singular haini hainleri 1st plural hainimiz hainlerimiz 2nd plural haininiz hainleriniz 3rd plural hainleri hainleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular hainimi hainlerimi 2nd singular hainini hainlerini 3rd singular hainini hainlerini 1st plural hainimizi hainlerimizi 2nd plural haininizi hainlerinizi 3rd plural hainlerini hainlerini dative singular plural 1st singular hainime hainlerime 2nd singular hainine hainlerine 3rd singular hainine hainlerine 1st plural hainimize hainlerimize 2nd plural haininize hainlerinize 3rd plural hainlerine hainlerine locative singular plural 1st singular hainimde hainlerimde 2nd singular haininde hainlerinde 3rd singular haininde hainlerinde 1st plural hainimizde hainlerimizde 2nd plural haininizde hainlerinizde 3rd plural hainlerinde hainlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular hainimden hainlerimden 2nd singular haininden hainlerinden 3rd singular haininden hainlerinden 1st plural hainimizden hainlerimizden 2nd plural haininizden hainlerinizden 3rd plural hainlerinden hainlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular hainimin hainlerimin 2nd singular haininin hainlerinin 3rd singular haininin hainlerinin 1st plural hainimizin hainlerimizin 2nd plural haininizin hainlerinizin 3rd plural hainlerinin hainlerinin

Derived terms

• hainlik

References

• “hain”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “خائن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 828

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *haina.

Noun

hain (genitive haina, partitive haina)

1. hay
2. weed, grass

Declension

Inflection of hain

	singular	plural
nominative	hain	hainaq
accusative	haina	hainaq
genitive	haina	haino
partitive	haina	haino
illative	haina	haino hainohe
inessive	hainan hainahn	hainon hainohn
elative	hainast	hainost
allative	hainalõ	hainolõ
adessive	hainal	hainol
ablative	hainalt	hainolt
translative	hainas	hainos
terminative	hainaniq	hainoniq
abessive	hainaldaq	hainoldaq
comitative	hainagaq	hainogaq

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haĩ/

Interjection

hain

1. huh, what (used in response asking for something to be repeated)

   Hain? Katsa pumawi?

   Huh? What did you say?

2. yes, uh-huh (used in response to being addressed)

   Mama? Hain?

   Q: Mother? A: Yes?

3. hmm, really, you don't say, is that so, what (used in noncommital response to a statement, or to express interest, attentiveness, or amazement)

   Aitsa kala hoona uma ou. Hain...

   [First speaker] [She] absolutely refused [him]. [Second speaker] Really...

   Umejo iyawi, iya kwakwoho onakuwi. Punupa kali, yuutapai ninyu wi? uma pa kai.... Ehn, ninyu apakatapai yiuwi. Nejo kala awatanatapai yeyawa han... Aitsa yuutapai hyan? uma. Hain? Nejokuma kalano? umakonapai ipitsi.

   Her husband went, [he] went into the men's house. "Now see here, do you all know about my wife [what my wife has been up to]?" he surely did say.... "Well, my wife is causing [the Flute Spirit] to sing. She's the very one who has been playing the [sacred] flute in the middle of the night.... So you all didn't even know about this?" he said. "What? Could she possibly have been the one [to do such a thing]?" they all said about it.

References

• "Umejo iyawi" uttered by Itsautaku, storyteller and elder, recounting the traditional Wauja tale of the "Man Who Drowned in Honey," in the presence of his adolescent son Mayuri, adult daughter Mukura, and others. Recorded in Piyulaga village by E. Ireland, December 1989, transcript p. 5. In this short excerpt, a bold young woman (who has disguised herself as a man) has committed a grave sacrilege, since the mere sight of the flutes is forbidden to women, with severe penalties for infraction. Upon discovering that she has been out playing the flutes all night, her jealous husband publicly exposes her deception, and demands that she be punished.
• Other utterances from E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.