# maina
## Chichewa
### Noun

maína class 6
* plural of dzina

## Cimbrian
### Determiner

maina
* feminine of main

## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

maina c (plural maina's, diminutive mainaatje n)
* a myna (bird)

#### Derived terms

* treurmaina

### Further reading

* maina on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{nl}$

## Estonian
### Noun

maina
* essive singular of mai

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑinɑ
* Hyphenation: mai‧na

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

maina
* 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

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

* pihamaina

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

maina
* essive plural of maa

### Anagrams

* -mania, Naima, aamin, maani, mania

## Garo
### Etymology

From mai + -na.

### Pronoun

maina
* why

### Conjunction

maina
* because, for

## Hausa
### Etymology

From Kanuri maina.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mái.nà/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [méi.nə̀]

### Noun

mainà m (possessed form mainàn)
* prince

#### See also

* ciroma

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian майна (majna).

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

maina
* ice hole for seining

#### 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: [maɲɲa]
* (West Suriname) IPA: [majʝa]
* (East Suriname) IPA: [majɲa]

### Noun

maina (possessed mainary)
* conuco, garden, plot or field of cultivated land

### References

* Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, 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, Paris, 1956, page 259

## Latvian
### Verb

maina
* third-person singular/plural present indicative of mainīt
* (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of mainīt
* (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of mainīt

## Malagasy
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

maina
* dry (not wet)
* desiccated

## Maori
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English mine.

#### Noun

maina
* (military) mine (explosive device)

#### Verb

maina
* to lay mines

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English myna.

#### Noun

maina
* 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
* (navigation) to lower the sail using a rope