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4-letter words (5 found)

AKIN,IKAN,KAIN,KINA,NAIK,

3-letter words (5 found)

AIN,ANI,INK,KAI,KIN,

2-letter words (6 found)

AI,AN,IN,KA,KI,NA,

You can make 16 words from kain according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of kain

kain akin kian ikan aikn iakn kani akni knai nkai anki naki kina ikna knia nkia inka nika aink iank anik naik inak niak

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Definitions and meaning of kain

kain

Etymology

From Irish cáin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn
  • Homophones: Cain, cane, Kaine, Kane

Noun

kain (countable and uncountable, plural kains)

  1. (Scots law) poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord.

References

  • “kain”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Akin, Inka, Kian, Naik, akin, kina, naik

Banyumasan

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦲꦶꦤ꧀ (kain, “cloth”), from Old Javanese kain (“cloth, garment”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːiːn/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧in

Noun

kain

  1. cloth
  2. woven goods (usually for clothes and others)

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog kain, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧in
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʔin/, [ˈka.ʔin̪]

Verb

kain

  1. (Daet) to eat; to dine
  2. (Daet) to feed; to give (someone or something) food to eat
  3. (Daet) to eat tape (of a cassette player, etc.)

Synonyms

  • kakan
  • kaon

Derived terms

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain (“woman's skirt”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kain/

Noun

kain

  1. cloth
  2. textile

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain (“woman's skirt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʔin/

Noun

káin

  1. long skirt
    Synonym: pandiling

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kain, from Classical Malay کاءين, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain (“woman's skirt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈka.ɪn]
  • Hyphenation: kain

Noun

kain (first-person possessive kainku, second-person possessive kainmu, third-person possessive kainnya)

  1. cloth
  2. textile

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kain” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

kain

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かいん

Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Javanese kain (“cloth, garment”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain (“woman's skirt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːiːn/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧in

Noun

kain

  1. cloth
  2. woven goods (usually for clothes and others)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kain”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
  • “kain” in Javanese Cultural Dictionary [Kamus Budaya Jawa], Central Java: The Linguistic Center of Central Java [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Jawa Tengah], 2021.

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain (“woman's skirt”).

Noun

kain

  1. skirt

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain (“woman's skirt”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -in

Noun

kain (Jawi spelling کاءين, plural kain-kain, informal 1st possessive kainku, 2nd possessive kainmu, 3rd possessive kainnya)

  1. cloth
  2. textile

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kain

Further reading

  • “kain” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English kind.

Noun

kain

  1. kind (of)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʔin/, [ˈka.ʔɪn]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧in

Noun

káin (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜈ᜔)

  1. act or manner of eating or consuming food
  2. mealtime
  3. amount of food eaten at a time
  4. action of a machine (such as a saw, plow, or knife) on a surface
    Synonyms: kagat, talab

Derived terms

See also

  • lamon

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English kind.

Noun

kain

  1. kind; type

Related terms

  • kain kain
  • narakain
  • olkain

Source: wiktionary.org