maina

See also: Maina and mainá

Chichewa

Noun

maína class 6

1. plural of dzina

Cimbrian

Determiner

maina

1. feminine of main

Estonian

Noun

maina

1. essive singular of mai

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Noun

maina

1. essive plural of maa

Etymology 2

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 mainainrare
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
instructive		—	mainoin
abessive		mainatta	mainoitta
comitative		—	mainoineen

Possessive forms of maina (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	mainani	mainamme
2nd person	mainasi	mainanne
3rd person	mainansa

Derived terms

• pihamaina

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

Latvian

Verb

maina

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of mainīt
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of mainīt
3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of mainīt
4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of mainīt

Malagasy

Pronunciation

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Adjective

maina

1. dry (not wet)
2. dessicated

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 conj.

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