# mina
## English
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -aɪnə

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).

#### Noun

mina (plural minas)
* Alternative spelling of myna.

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin mina, from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ, “mna”). Compare maneh, from Biblical Hebrew מָנֶה (māne), as well as maund.

#### Noun

mina (plural minas or minae)
* (historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. [From 15th C.]
** 1989, C. D. C Reeve, Socrates in the Apology: An Essay on Plato′s Apology of Socrates, page 174:What then of the actual fine of thirty minae Socrates proposes? Thirty minae was a large sum, “the equivalent of approximately eight-and-one-half years′ wages," according to one recent estimate (Brickhouse and Smith 1988, 227); enough to buy a library of three thousand philosophy books, if the price of Anaxogoras′ book is any guide (26d6-e2).
* (historical) A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent, approximately 400-700 grams. [From 16th C.]
** 1999, Andrew George, transl., Gilgamesh, section VI:Thirty minas of lapis lazuli in a solid block, two minas each their rims, six kor of oil, the capacity of both.

##### Translations
### References

* “mina”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “mina”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* Iman, amin, NIMA, NAMI, Main, iman, main, mani, mnai, Naim, Mani, Mian, Amin

## A-Pucikwar
### Etymology

From Proto-Great Andamanese *muən.

### Noun

mina
* brains
* dirt
* matter
* pus

### References

* Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 21 (2009)

## Asturian
### Noun

mina f (plural mines)
* mine (e.g. diamond mine)
* mine (explosive)
* lead (of pencil)

#### Derived terms

* mineru

## Barngarla
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmina/

### Noun

mina
* eye

### References

* Page 227 of Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2020), Revivalistics: From the Genesis of Israeli to Language Reclamation in Australia and Beyond, Oxford University Press. (→ISBN / →ISBN)
* Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad and Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann (2018). Online Barngarla Dictionary.
* Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2016). Barngarla Aboriginal Language Dictionary App. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.regenr8.dictionary.barngarla https://apps.apple.com/au/app/barngarla/id1424856161

## Basque
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish mina (“mine”), from French mine.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mina/ [mi.na]
* Rhymes: -ina, -a
* Hyphenation: mi‧na

#### Noun

mina inan
* lead (of a pencil)
* mine (device intended to explode when stepped on)

##### Derived terms

* mina-etxe (“mechanical pencil”)
* minaketari (“minesweeper”)
* minatak (“mechanical pencil”)
* minatu (“to mine”)

#### Verb

mina
* Short form of minatu (“to mine”).

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Navarro-Lapurdian) /mina/ [mi.na]
* IPA: (Southern) /miɲa/ [mi.ɲa]
* Rhymes: -ina, -a
* Rhymes: -iɲa, -a
* Hyphenation: mi‧na

#### Adjective

mina
* absolutive singular of min (“dear”)

#### Noun

mina
* absolutive singular of min (“pain”)

### Further reading

* “mina”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “mina”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Catalan
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin mina.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈmi.nə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈmi.na]
* Rhymes: -ina

#### Noun

mina f (plural mines)
* mine (excavation from which ore is taken)
* mine (device intended to explode when stepped on)
* lead (of a pencil)

##### Related terms

* minador
* minaire
* minar
* miner
* mineral
* mineria

##### Further reading

* “mina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

mina
* inflection of minar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Chavacano
### Etymology

Inherited from Spanish mina.

### Noun

mina
* mine (excavation from which ore is taken)

## Chickasaw
### Adverb

mina
* always
* habitually

## Classical Nahuatl
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmiːna/
* Rhymes: -iːna

### Verb

mīna
* (transitive) to shoot arrows, to pierce something

#### Synonyms

* ixili

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mine.

#### Noun

mina
* mine (explosive device)

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

mina
* enamel, painting
    Synonym: emal

##### Declension
### References

* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
* “mina”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɪna]
* Hyphenation: mi‧na

### Noun

mina f
* (explosive): mine

#### Derived terms

* minové pole
* odminovat
* podminovat
* zaminovat

### Further reading

* “mina”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “mina”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Ese
### Noun

mina
* size

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *minä, from Proto-Uralic *minä.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈminɑ/
* Hyphenation: mi‧na

### Pronoun

mina (genitive minu, partitive mind)
* I (1st person singular personal pronoun)

#### Usage notes

* Used stressed in a sentence; when the pronoun is unstressed, the short form ma is used.
* Singular short forms of cases other than nominative, genitive and the locative cases exist, but they are considered nonstandard and dialectal, e.g. muga for the singular comitative.

#### See also
### Further reading

* mina in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
* “mina”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
* “mina”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

## Fanagalo
### Etymology

From Zulu mina.

### Pronoun

mina
* I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From a clipping of minuutti.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈminɑ/, [ˈminɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -inɑ
* Hyphenation: mi‧na

### Noun

mina
* (slang) minute

#### Declension

Possessive forms of mina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
minani
minani
accusative
nom.
minani
minani
gen.
minani
genitive
minani
minojeni minaini $^{rare}$
partitive
minaani
minojani
inessive
minassani
minoissani
elative
minastani
minoistani
illative
minaani
minoihini
adessive
minallani
minoillani
ablative
minaltani
minoiltani
allative
minalleni
minoilleni
essive
minanani
minoinani
translative
minakseni
minoikseni
abessive
minattani
minoittani
instructive
comitative
—minoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
minasi
minasi
accusative
nom.
minasi
minasi
gen.
minasi
genitive
minasi
minojesi minaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
minaasi
minojasi
inessive
minassasi
minoissasi
elative
minastasi
minoistasi
illative
minaasi
minoihisi
adessive
minallasi
minoillasi
ablative
minaltasi
minoiltasi
allative
minallesi
minoillesi
essive
minanasi
minoinasi
translative
minaksesi
minoiksesi
abessive
minattasi
minoittasi
instructive
comitative
—minoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
minamme
minamme
accusative
nom.
minamme
minamme
gen.
minamme
genitive
minamme
minojemme minaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
minaamme
minojamme
inessive
minassamme
minoissamme
elative
minastamme
minoistamme
illative
minaamme
minoihimme
adessive
minallamme
minoillamme
ablative
minaltamme
minoiltamme
allative
minallemme
minoillemme
essive
minanamme
minoinamme
translative
minaksemme
minoiksemme
abessive
minattamme
minoittamme
instructive
comitative
—minoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
minanne
minanne
accusative
nom.
minanne
minanne
gen.
minanne
genitive
minanne
minojenne minainne $^{rare}$
partitive
minaanne
minojanne
inessive
minassanne
minoissanne
elative
minastanne
minoistanne
illative
minaanne
minoihinne
adessive
minallanne
minoillanne
ablative
minaltanne
minoiltanne
allative
minallenne
minoillenne
essive
minananne
minoinanne
translative
minaksenne
minoiksenne
abessive
minattanne
minoittanne
instructive
comitative
—minoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
minansa
minansa
accusative
nom.
minansa
minansa
gen.
minansa
genitive
minansa
minojensa minainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
minaansa
minojaan minojansa
inessive
minassaan minassansa
minoissaan minoissansa
elative
minastaan minastansa
minoistaan minoistansa
illative
minaansa
minoihinsa
adessive
minallaan minallansa
minoillaan minoillansa
ablative
minaltaan minaltansa
minoiltaan minoiltansa
allative
minalleen minallensa
minoilleen minoillensa
essive
minanaan minanansa
minoinaan minoinansa
translative
minakseen minaksensa
minoikseen minoiksensa
abessive
minattaan minattansa
minoittaan minoittansa
instructive
comitative
—minoineen minoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* minuutti

### Anagrams

* main, mani, nami

## Franco-Provençal
### Pronoun

mina
* feminine singular of min

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mi.na/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: minas, minât

### Verb

mina
* third-person singular past historic of miner

### Anagrams

* main

## Galician
### Etymology

From Late Latin mina, from Gaulish *mēnā (“ore, mine”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈminɐ]

### Noun

mina f (plural minas)
* mine
* barrow

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mina”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mina”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mina”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *minat (compare with Malay minat).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmi.na/, [ˈmi.nə]

### Verb

mina
* (transitive) to regret, be sorry, deplore; to grieve for something that is lost
    Mina au i kona puka ʻole ʻana mai ke kula mai.I regret she did not graduate from school.
* (transitive) to prize greatly, value greatly, especially of something in danger of being lost
    He mea mina ʻia ke keiki.A child is to be prized.

### References

* Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mina”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

## Iban
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [minaʔ]

### Conjunction

mina
* only
    Synonym: aja

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmina]
* Hyphenation: mi‧na

### Etymology 1

From English myna, from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).

#### Noun

mina (plural mina-mina)
* myna (Sturnidae).
    Synonyms: beo, jalak

### Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मीन (mīna).

#### Noun

mina (plural mina-mina)
* fish.
    Synonym: ikan

#### Compounds

* mina padi

### Etymology 3

From Arabic مِينَاء (mīnāʔ, “port, harbour”).

#### Noun

mina (plural mina-mina)
* port, harbor.
    Synonym: pelabuhan

### Further reading

* “mina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

From Late Latin mina, from Gaulish [Term?], from Proto-Celtic *meinis (“ore, metal”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmi.na/
* Rhymes: -ina
* Hyphenation: mì‧na

### Noun

mina f (plural mine)
* mine, land mine
* lead in pencils
* mine which produces ore

#### Related terms

* minare
* minerale
* miniera

### Anagrams

* amni, iman, mani

## Jamamadí
### Noun

mina
* (Banawá) morning

### References

* 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

## Japanese
### Romanization

mina
* Rōmaji transcription of みな

## Javanese
### Romanization

mina
* Romanization of ꦩꦶꦤ

## Kituba
### Verb

mina
* to swallow

## Kongo
### Verb

mina
* to swallow

## Latin
### Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ).

#### Noun

mina f (genitive minae); first declension
* A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas
* A Greek silver coin equal to 100 drachmas

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Gaulish *mēnā (“ore, mine”), from Proto-Celtic *meinis (“ore, mine”).

#### Noun

mina f (genitive minae); first declension
* (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) ore, mine

##### Derived terms

* minārium
* minō

### Etymology 3

Clipping of hemina, from Ancient Greek ἡμίνα (hēmína).

#### Noun

mina f (genitive minae); first declension
* (Medieval Latin) A dry measure equivalent to two bushels

##### Derived terms

* mināgium
* minārius
* mināta
* minellus

### Etymology 4

From minor (“threaten”).

#### Noun

mina f (genitive minae); first declension
* (Medieval Latin) ambush

### Declension

First-declension noun.

### See also

* minae (“battlements, peaks, threats”)

### References

* "mina", in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* "mina", in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* "mina", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* "mina" in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “mina”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
* R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “mina”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
* Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “mina”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 682/1

## Latvian
### Verb

mina
* third-person singular/plural past indicative of mīt

## Ludian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *minä.

### Pronoun

mina
* I

## Maltese
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmiː.na/

### Noun

mina f (plural mini)
* tunnel

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *minat (compare with Malay minat).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmi.na/

### Noun

mina
* desire; wish
* aspiration
* longing
* appetite

### Verb

mina (passive minatia or minahia or minaia)
* to desire
* to feel an inclination
* to wish
* to have a craving for

### References

* “mina” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Miskito
### Noun

mina
* foot

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *miná.

### Pronoun

miná
* I, me; first-person singular absolute pronoun.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* minen

### Noun

mina m or f
* definite feminine singular of mine

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²miːnɑ/

### Etymology 1

From mine.

#### Alternative forms

* mine

#### Verb

mina (present tense minar/miner, past tense mina/minte, past participle mina/mint, passive infinitive minast, present participle minande, imperative mina/min)
* to mine

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

mina f
* definite singular of mine

### References

* “mina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mīna or Vulgar Latin *mēna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [miˈnɔ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

mina f (plural minas)
* mine

## Phuthi
### Verb

-mina
* to roll up, to fold up

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Pitjantjatjara
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɪnɐ]

### Etymology 1

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

#### Noun

mina
* water
* rain
* waterhole

##### Synonyms

* kapi
* kumpuli

### Etymology 2

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

#### Noun

mina
* nest

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmi.na/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ina
* Syllabification: mi‧na

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Miene, from French mine, from Late Latin mina, from Gaulish *mēnā, from Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis.

#### Noun

mina f
* (military) mine (device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from French mine, from Breton min, from Gaulish *mēnā, from Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis.

#### Noun

mina f (diminutive minka)
* face, facial expression (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person or animal's face, resulting from specific use of that person's facial muscles)

##### Declension
### Further reading

* mina in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* mina in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* mina in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmĩ.nɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmĩ.nɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈmi.na/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmi.nɐ/
* Hyphenation: mi‧na

### Etymology 1

From Late Latin mina, from Gaulish *mēnā (“ore, mine”).

#### Noun

mina f (plural minas)
* mine (place from which ore is extracted)
* (figuratively) fount
* mine (explosive)

##### Derived terms

* (place): Minas Gerais
* (explosive): mina terrestre

##### Related terms

* minar, minerar, mineiro, mineração

### Etymology 2

Either borrowed from Lunfardo or a short form of menina.

#### Noun

mina f (plural minas)
* (slang, Brazil) girl, gal
** 2007, “Mina do Condomínio”, performed by Seu Jorge:Tô namorando aquela mina Mas não sei se ela me namoraI'm dating that girl But I don't know if she's dating me

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

mina
* inflection of minar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Pukapukan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *minat.

### Verb

mina
* to like, love; be fond of, delight in
    Antonym: veia
    Ko mina au i te tupu o te tamāwine ia.I love that girl's face.
* to favour, prefer
    Na mina au i te manatunga a te tama ia.I prefer that man's suggestion.

#### Related terms

* minangia
* mōuli
* manako

### Further reading

* Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French miner.

### Verb

a mina (third-person singular present minează, past participle minat) 1st conjugation
* to mine
* to undermine

#### Conjugation
## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /míːna/

### Noun

mȋna f
* mine (exploding device)

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “mina”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmina/ [ˈmi.na]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ina
* Syllabification: mi‧na

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mine.

#### Noun

mina f (plural minas)
* mine (excavation from which ore is taken)
* mine (device intended to explode when stepped on)
* lead (of a pencil)

##### Derived terms

* barreminas
* campo de minas
* desminar
* dragaminas
* ingeniería de minas
* mina a tajo abierto
* mina de oro
* minar
* minería
* minero
* portaminas

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Lunfardo, probably a contraction of Galician meniña (“girl”) or a contraction of Italian femmina (“woman”).

#### Noun

mina f (plural minas)
* (Cono Sur, Bolivia, colloquial) woman
* (Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia, slang) prostitute

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

mina
* inflection of minar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

#### Further reading

* “mina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Pronoun: IPA: /ˈmiːˌna/
* Noun: IPA: /ˈmiː.na/

### Pronoun

mina
* (possessive) Plural of min

#### Declension
### Noun

mina c
* mine; a device intended to explode when stepped upon, touched, or in proximity to a ship or vehicle.

#### Derived terms

* gå på en mina
* landmina
* mindetektor
* minfält
* minplog
* minröjare
* minröjning
* sjömina
* stridsvagnsmina
* trampmina

#### Related terms

* minera

### References

* mina in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* mina in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* mina in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Ternate
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmi.na]

### Pronoun

mina (subject clitic mo, possessive prefix mi, Jawi مين)
* (feminine) third-person singular pronoun, she

#### See also

* unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific
* m - masculine, f - feminine, h - human, nh - non-human
* 1 - for mixed-gender groups
* † - archaic

### References

* Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

## Tetum
### Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *miñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *miñak. Compare Malay minyak.

### Noun

mina
* oil (petroleum-based liquid)
* fat, grease

## Tsonga
### Pronoun

mina
* I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

## Warlpiri
### Noun

mina
* nest

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *miná.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /miːná/

### Pronoun

miná
* I, me; first-person singular absolute pronoun.

#### Inflection
### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “mina”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “mina (6.3)”