maina

See also: Maina and mainá

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjínà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈí.na/

Noun

maína class 6

1. plural of dzina

Cimbrian

Determiner

maina

1. feminine of main

Dutch

Etymology

From Hindi मैना (mainā) / Urdu مینا (mainā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

maina c (plural maina's, diminutive mainaatje n)

1. a myna (bird)

Derived terms

• treurmaina

Further reading

• maina on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Estonian

Noun

maina

1. essive singular of mai

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑinɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mai‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): mai‧na

Etymology 1

From Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā).

Noun

maina

1. myna (bird of the genera Mino, Enodes, Ampeliceps, Gracula and Acridotheres in the starling family Sturnidae)

Usage notes

In English the term "myna" is used also of the genera Basilornis, Strepsocitta, Scissirostrum and Leucopsar, but in Finnish these genera are named kottarainen (“starling”).

Declension

Inflection of maina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		maina	mainat
genitive		mainan	mainojen
partitive		mainaa	mainoja
illative		mainaan	mainoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maina	mainat
accusative	nom.	maina	mainat
	gen.	mainan
genitive		mainan	mainojen mainain rare
partitive		mainaa	mainoja
inessive		mainassa	mainoissa
elative		mainasta	mainoista
illative		mainaan	mainoihin
adessive		mainalla	mainoilla
ablative		mainalta	mainoilta
allative		mainalle	mainoille
essive		mainana	mainoina
translative		mainaksi	mainoiksi
abessive		mainatta	mainoitta
instructive		—	mainoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mainani mainani accusative nom. mainani mainani gen. mainani genitive mainani mainojeni mainaini rare partitive mainaani mainojani inessive mainassani mainoissani elative mainastani mainoistani illative mainaani mainoihini adessive mainallani mainoillani ablative mainaltani mainoiltani allative mainalleni mainoilleni essive mainanani mainoinani translative mainakseni mainoikseni abessive mainattani mainoittani instructive — — comitative — mainoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mainasi mainasi accusative nom. mainasi mainasi gen. mainasi genitive mainasi mainojesi mainaisi rare partitive mainaasi mainojasi inessive mainassasi mainoissasi elative mainastasi mainoistasi illative mainaasi mainoihisi adessive mainallasi mainoillasi ablative mainaltasi mainoiltasi allative mainallesi mainoillesi essive mainanasi mainoinasi translative mainaksesi mainoiksesi abessive mainattasi mainoittasi instructive — — comitative — mainoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mainamme mainamme accusative nom. mainamme mainamme gen. mainamme genitive mainamme mainojemme mainaimme rare partitive mainaamme mainojamme inessive mainassamme mainoissamme elative mainastamme mainoistamme illative mainaamme mainoihimme adessive mainallamme mainoillamme ablative mainaltamme mainoiltamme allative mainallemme mainoillemme essive mainanamme mainoinamme translative mainaksemme mainoiksemme abessive mainattamme mainoittamme instructive — — comitative — mainoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mainanne mainanne accusative nom. mainanne mainanne gen. mainanne genitive mainanne mainojenne mainainne rare partitive mainaanne mainojanne inessive mainassanne mainoissanne elative mainastanne mainoistanne illative mainaanne mainoihinne adessive mainallanne mainoillanne ablative mainaltanne mainoiltanne allative mainallenne mainoillenne essive mainananne mainoinanne translative mainaksenne mainoiksenne abessive mainattanne mainoittanne instructive — — comitative — mainoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mainansa mainansa accusative nom. mainansa mainansa gen. mainansa genitive mainansa mainojensa mainainsa rare partitive mainaansa mainojaan mainojansa inessive mainassaan mainassansa mainoissaan mainoissansa elative mainastaan mainastansa mainoistaan mainoistansa illative mainaansa mainoihinsa adessive mainallaan mainallansa mainoillaan mainoillansa ablative mainaltaan mainaltansa mainoiltaan mainoiltansa allative mainalleen mainallensa mainoilleen mainoillensa essive mainanaan mainanansa mainoinaan mainoinansa translative mainakseen mainaksensa mainoikseen mainoiksensa abessive mainattaan mainattansa mainoittaan mainoittansa instructive — — comitative — mainoineen mainoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• pihamaina

Etymology 2

Noun

maina

1. essive plural of maa

Anagrams

• -mania, Naima, aamin, maani, mania

Garo

Etymology

From mai + -na.

Pronoun

maina

1. why

Conjunction

maina

1. because, for

Hausa

Etymology

From Kanuri maina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mái.nà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [méi.nə̀]

Noun

mainà m (possessed form mainàn)

1. prince

See also

• ciroma

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian майна (majna).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈmɑi̯n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈmɑi̯nɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯n, -ɑi̯nɑ
• Hyphenation: mai‧na

Noun

maina

1. ice hole for seining

Declension

Declension of maina (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	maina	mainat
genitive	mainan	mainoin
partitive	mainaa	mainoja
illative	mainaa	mainoi
inessive	mainaas	mainois
elative	mainast	mainoist
allative	mainalle	mainoille
adessive	mainaal	mainoil
ablative	mainalt	mainoilt
translative	mainaks	mainoiks
essive	mainanna, mainaan	mainoinna, mainoin
exessive1)	mainant	mainoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• suisto

Hypernyms

• avanto (“ice hole”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 292

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare Akawaio maina.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [maɲɲa]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [majʝa]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [majɲa]

Noun

maina (possessed mainary)

1. conuco, garden, plot or field of cultivated land

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 311
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “maña”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 264; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 259

Latvian

Verb

maina

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of mainīt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of mainīt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of mainīt

Malagasy

Pronunciation

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Adjective

maina

1. dry (not wet)
2. desiccated

Maori

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English mine.

Noun

maina

1. (military) mine (explosive device)

Verb

maina

1. to lay mines

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English myna.

Noun

maina

1. myna (species of bird)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ماينا (mayna).

Verb

a maina (third-person singular present mainează, past participle mainat) 1st conjugation

1. (navigation) to lower the sail using a rope

Conjugation

    conjugation of maina (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a maina
gerund			mainând
past participle			mainat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	mainez	mainezi	mainează	mainăm	mainați	mainează
	imperfect	mainam	mainai	maina	mainam	mainați	mainau
	simple perfect	mainai	mainași	maină	mainarăm	mainarăți	mainară
	pluperfect	mainasem	mainaseși	mainase	mainaserăm	mainaserăți	mainaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să mainez	să mainezi	să maineze	să mainăm	să mainați	să maineze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		mainează			mainați
	negative		nu maina			nu mainați