lain
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inflected forms.
Verb[edit]
lain
- past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- He had lain there for many hours.
- The book had lain on the attic floor until it was found decades later.
Usage notes[edit]
- The past participle of lie (“tell a lie, not tell a truth”) is lied.
- The past participle of lay (“put down”) is laid.
Translations[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English lainen, leynen, from Old Norse leyna (“to conceal”) and Old English līeġnan (“to deny; conceal”); both from Proto-Germanic *laugnijaną, from Proto-Germanic *laugnō (“secrecy”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
lain (third-person singular simple present lains, present participle laining, simple past and past participle lained)
- (obsolete) To conceal, keep quiet about. [14th–19th c.]
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “j”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XX:
- Also broder sir Agrauayne and sir mordred in lyke wyse sir Launcelot rescowed yow bothe and thre score and two from sir Turquyn / Me thynketh broder suche kynde dedes and kyndenes shold be remembryd / doo as ye lyst sayd syr Agrauayne for I wylle layne it no lenger
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Anagrams[edit]
Basque[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lain inan
Declension[edit]
indefinite | singular | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
absolutive | lain | laina | lainak |
ergative | lainek | lainak | lainek |
dative | laini | lainari | lainei |
genitive | lainen | lainaren | lainen |
comitative | lainekin | lainarekin | lainekin |
causative | lainengatik | lainarengatik | lainengatik |
benefactive | lainentzat | lainarentzat | lainentzat |
instrumental | lainez | lainaz | lainez |
inessive | lainetan | lainean | lainetan |
locative | lainetako | laineko | lainetako |
allative | lainetara | lainera | lainetara |
terminative | lainetaraino | laineraino | lainetaraino |
directive | lainetarantz | lainerantz | lainetarantz |
destinative | lainetarako | lainerako | lainetarako |
ablative | lainetatik | lainetik | lainetatik |
partitive | lainik | — | — |
prolative | laintzat | — | — |
Bikol Central[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
láin (Basahan spelling ᜎᜁᜈ᜔)
Derived terms[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqin (cf. Bikol Central lain, Indonesian lain and Malay lain).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
lain
Determiner[edit]
lain
Finnish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
See lainkaan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
lain (not comparable)
Further reading[edit]
- “lain”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lain
- inflection of laki:
Anagrams[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay lain, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqin. Cognate with Cebuano lain and Bikol Central lain.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
lain
- other, another, else
- Aku sebaiknya mencari pekerjaan lain.
- I should look for another job.
- different, distinct
- Synonym: beda
- Perilakunya lain daripada temannya.
- His behavior is different from his friends.
- (dated) except, unless
- Synonym: kecuali
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “lain” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Livonian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Courland) laint
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *lainëh.
Noun[edit]
lain
Maguindanao[edit]
Adjective[edit]
lain
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lian (“to change appearance”). Cognate with Sundanese lian and Fijian lia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
lain (Jawi spelling لاءين)
- other
- Orang lain
- Other people
- different
- Lain dahulu lain sekarang...
- 'Twas different then, 'tis different now...
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “lain” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*lian”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Mansaka[edit]
Adjective[edit]
lain
Romansch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Friulian len.
Noun[edit]
lain m
Tagalog[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lain (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜁᜈ᜔)
Tok Pisin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
lain
- line; row; queue
- group; family; clan; tribe; cohort
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:15:
- Na bai mi mekim yu i stap birua bilong meri, na meri i stap birua bilong yu. Na bai mi mekim ol lain bilong yu i birua long lain bilong meri. Bai ol i krungutim het bilong yu, na bai yu kaikaim lek bilong ol.”
Welsh[edit]
Noun[edit]
lain
- Soft mutation of glain (“bead”).
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/eɪn
- Rhymes:English/eɪn/1 syllable
- English non-lemma forms
- English verb forms
- English irregular past participles
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English lemmas
- English verbs
- English terms with obsolete senses
- Middle English terms with quotations
- Basque terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Basque/ai̯n
- Rhymes:Basque/ai̯n/1 syllable
- Basque lemmas
- Basque nouns
- Basque inanimate nouns
- Bikol Central terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bikol Central terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bikol Central terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bikol Central lemmas
- Bikol Central adjectives
- Bikol Central terms with Basahan script
- Cebuano terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Cebuano terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Cebuano terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano adjectives
- Cebuano determiners
- Finnish 1-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑin
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑin/1 syllable
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish adverbs
- Finnish dated terms
- Finnish poetic terms
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑ.in
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑ.in/2 syllables
- Finnish non-lemma forms
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- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/ain
- Rhymes:Indonesian/in
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian adjectives
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- Livonian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Livonian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Livonian lemmas
- Livonian nouns
- Maguindanao lemmas
- Maguindanao adjectives
- Malay 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Malay/ain
- Rhymes:Malay/in
- Malay lemmas
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- Mansaka lemmas
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- Romansch terms inherited from Latin
- Romansch terms derived from Latin
- Romansch lemmas
- Romansch nouns
- Romansch masculine nouns
- Rumantsch Grischun
- Puter Romansch
- Vallader Romansch
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
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- Tok Pisin terms derived from English
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