Etymology[edit]
From zain (“guardian”) + -du.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /s̻ai̯ndu/ [s̻ãĩ̯n̪.d̪u]
- IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻ai̯ndu/ [s̻ãĩ̯n̪.d̪u]
- IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ai̯ndu/ [s̺ãĩ̯n̪.d̪u]
- Rhymes: -ai̯ndu
- Hyphenation: zain‧du
zaindu ? (imperfect participle zaintzen, future participle zainduko, short form zain, verbal noun zaintze)
- to take care, look after
- to guard, watch
- to protect, maintain
Further reading[edit]
- "zaindu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “zaindu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus