Definitions and meaning of lain
lain
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leɪn/
-
- Rhymes: -eɪn
- Homophones: lane
Etymology 1
Inflected forms.
Verb
lain
- past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- He had lain there for many hours.
- The book had lain on the attic floor until it was found decades later.
Usage notes
- The past participle of lie (“tell a lie, not tell a truth”) is lied.
- The past participle of lay (“put down”) is laid.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English lainen, leynen, from Old Norse leyna (“to conceal”) and Old English līeġnan (“to deny; conceal”); both from Proto-Germanic *laugnijaną, from Proto-Germanic *laugnō (“secrecy”).
Alternative forms
Verb
lain (third-person singular simple present lains, present participle laining, simple past and past participle lained)
- (obsolete) To conceal, keep quiet about. [14th–19th c.]
Anagrams
- I-lan, INLA, Ilan, LNAI, Lani, Lian, Lina, Nila, anil, nail
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lai̯n/ [lãĩ̯n]
- Rhymes: -ai̯n
- Hyphenation: lain
Noun
lain inan
- part
Declension
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqin.
Pronunciation
-
- IPA(key): /ˈlaʔin/, [ˈl̪a.ʔin̪]
- Hyphenation: la‧in
Adjective
láin (Basahan spelling ᜎᜁᜈ᜔)
- different
- Synonym: iba
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqin (cf. Bikol Central lain, Indonesian lain and Malay lain).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: la‧in
-
- IPA(key): /ˈlaʔin/, [ˈl̪a.ʔɪn̪]
Adjective
lain
- distinct, different
- other
Determiner
lain
- another, other
Finnish
Etymology 1
See lainkaan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯n/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯n]
- Rhymes: -ɑin
- Syllabification(key): lain
Adverb
lain (not comparable)
- (dated or poetic) Synonym of lainkaan.
Further reading
- “lain”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑ(.)in/, [ˈlɑ̝(.)in]
- Rhymes: -ɑin, -ɑ.in
- Syllabification(key): lain, la‧in
Noun
lain
- inflection of laki:
- genitive singular
- instructive plural
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay lain, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqin. Cognate with Cebuano lain and Bikol Central lain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lain/
- Rhymes: -ain, -in
Adjective
lain
- other, another, else
- different, distinct
- Synonym: beda
- (dated) except, unless
- Synonym: kecuali
Derived terms
Further reading
- “lain” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Livonian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lainëh.
Noun
lain
- wave
Maguindanao
Adjective
lain
- other
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lian (“to change appearance”). Cognate with Sundanese lian and Fijian lia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lain/
- Rhymes: -ain, -in
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [läʲɪn, -ʲen, -ʲe̞n]
Adjective
lain (Jawi spelling لاءين)
- other
- different
Derived terms
Further reading
- “lain” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*lian”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Mansaka
Adjective
lain
- other
Romansch
Alternative forms
- len (Sutsilvan)
- lenn (Sursilvan, Surmiran)
Etymology
From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Friulian len.
Noun
lain m
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) wood
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: la‧in
-
- IPA(key): /ˈlaʔin/, [ˈla.ʔɪn]
Noun
lain (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜁᜈ᜔)
- Alternative form of laing: stalk and leaves of gabi (usually eaten as a vegetable)
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English line.
Noun
lain
- line; row; queue
- group; family; clan; tribe; cohort
Welsh
Noun
lain
- Soft mutation of glain (“bead”).
Source: wiktionary.org