maina

See also: Maina and mainá

Chichewa

Noun

maína class 6

1. plural of dzina

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Finnish

Etymology 1

Noun

maina

1. Essive plural form of maa.

Etymology 2

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

Derived terms

• pihamaina

Anagrams

• -mania, Naima, aamin, mania

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Hausa

Noun

mainà m (possessed form mainàn)

1. prince

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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

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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)