mina imna mnia nmia inma nima mian iman main amin iamn aimn mnai nmai mani amni nami anmi inam niam ianm ainm naim anim
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word mina. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in mina.
Definitions and meaning of mina
mina
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hindiमैना(mainā)/Urduمینا (mainā), from Sanskritमदन(madana).
Noun
mina (pluralminas)
Alternative spelling of myna
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latinmina, from Ancient Greekμνᾶ(mnâ, “mna”). Compare maneh, from Biblical Hebrewמָנֶה (māne), as well as maund.
Noun
mina (pluralminasorminae)
(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. [From 16th C.]
1999, Andrew George, translating Gilgamesh, 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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
“mina” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2021.
Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 21 (2009)
Asturian
Noun
minaf (pluralmines)
mine (e.g. diamond mine)
mine (explosive)
lead (of pencil)
Derived terms
mineru
Catalan
Etymology
From Latinmina.
Pronunciation
(Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈmi.nə/
(Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈmi.na/
Noun
minaf (pluralmines)
mine (excavation from which ore is taken)
mine (device intended to explode when stepped on)
lead (of a pencil)
Related terms
Further reading
“mina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanishmina.
Noun
mina
mine (excavation from which ore is taken)
Chickasaw
Adverb
mina
always
habitually
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmiːna/
Rhymes: -iːna
Verb
mīna
(transitive) to shoot arrows, to pierce something
Synonyms
ixili
Crimean Tatar
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Frenchmine.
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
Declension
References
Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Czech
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈmɪna]
Hyphenation: mi‧na
Noun
minaf
(explosive): mine
Declension
Derived terms
minové pole
podminovat
zaminovat
odminovat
Further reading
mina in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
mina in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Ese
Noun
mina
size
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic*minä, from Proto-Uralic*minä.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈminɑ/
Hyphenation: mi‧na
Pronoun
mina (genitiveminu, partitivemind)
(personal) I (1st person singular personal pronoun)
Usage notes
Used stressed in a sentence; when the pronoun is unstressed, ma is used.
Declension
Synonyms
ma
Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulumina.
Pronoun
mina
I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
Finnish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈminɑ/, [ˈminɑ]
Rhymes: -inɑ
Syllabification: mi‧na
Noun
mina
(slang) minute
Declension
Synonyms
minuutti
Anagrams
main, mani, nami
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mi.na/
Homophones: minas, minât
Verb
mina
third-person singular past historic of miner
Anagrams
main
Galician
Etymology
From Late Latinmina, from Gaulish*mēnā(“ore, mine”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈminɐ]
Noun
minaf (pluralminas)
mine
barrow
References
“mina” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“mina” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“mina” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian*mina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*minat.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmi.na/, [ˈminə]
Verb
mina
to regret, be sorry, deplore; to grieve for something that is lost
to prize greatly, value greatly, especially of something in danger of being lost
References
“mina” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986
Indonesian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈmina]
Hyphenation: mi‧na
Etymology 1
From Englishmyna, from Hindiमैना(mainā)/Urduمینا (mainā), from Sanskritमदन(madana).
Noun
mina (plural, first-person possessiveminaku, second-person possessiveminamu, third-person possessiveminanya)
myna (Sturnidae).
Synonyms:beo, jalak
Etymology 2
From Sanskritमीन(mīna).
Noun
mina (plural, first-person possessiveminaku, second-person possessiveminamu, third-person possessiveminanya)
fish.
Synonym:ikan
Compounds
Etymology 3
From Arabicمِينَاء (mīnāʾ, “port, harbour”).
Noun
mina (plural, first-person possessiveminaku, second-person possessiveminamu, third-person possessiveminanya)
port, harbor.
Synonym:pelabuhan
Further reading
“mina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latinmina, from Gaulish [Term?], from Proto-Celtic*mēnis(“ore, metal”).
Noun
minaf (pluralmine)
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
Alternative forms
Carakan: ꦩꦶꦤ
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskritमीन(mīna, “fish”).
Noun
mina (kawimina)
(literary) fish
Synonym:iwak
References
"mina" in Tim Balai Bahasa Yogyakarta, Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa). Kanisius, Yogyakarta
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greekμνᾶ(mnâ).
Noun
minaf (genitiveminae); first declension
A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas
A Greek silver coin equal to 100 drachmas
Declension
First-declension noun.
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, 1883–1887)
Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
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
Latvian
Verb
mina
3rd person singular past indicative form of mīt
3rd person plural past indicative form 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(key): /ˈmiː.na/
Noun
minaf (pluralmini)
tunnel
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian*mina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*minat.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmi.na/
Noun
mina
desire; wish
aspiration
longing
appetite
Verb
mina
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
minam or f
definite feminine singular of mine
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /²miːnɑ/
Etymology 1
From mine.
Alternative forms
mine
Verb
mina (present tenseminar/miner, past tensemina/minte, past participlemina/mint, passive infinitiveminast, present participleminande, imperativemin)
to mine
Etymology 2
Noun
minaf
definite singular of mine
References
“mina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin*mīna or Vulgar Latin*mēna.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [miˈnɔ]
Noun
minaf (pluralminas)
mine
Phuthi
Verb
-mina
to roll up, to fold up
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Pitjantjatjara
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [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(key): /ˈmʲi.na/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Frenchmine, from Late Latinmina, from Gaulish*mēnā(“ore, mine”).
Noun
minaf
mine(exploding device)
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Frenchmine, from Bretonmin(“beak, muzzle”).
Noun
minaf (diminutiveminka)
face, facial expression
Declension
Further reading
mina in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
mina in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
(Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmi.nɐ/
Hyphenation: mi‧na
Etymology 1
From Late Latinmina, from Gaulish*mēnā(“ore, mine”).
Noun
minaf (pluralminas)
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
minaf (pluralminas)
(slang, Brazil)girl, gal
Pukapukan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian*mina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*minat.
Verb
mina
to like, love; be fond of, delight in
Ko mina au i te tupu o te tamāwine ia.
I love that girl's face.
Antonym:veia
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
Slovene
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /míːna/
Noun
mȋnaf
mine (exploding device)
Inflection
Further reading
“mina”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmina/, [ˈmi.na]
Hyphenation: mi‧na
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Frenchmine.
Noun
minaf (pluralminas)
mine (excavation from which ore is taken)
mine (device intended to explode when stepped on)
lead (of a pencil)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Lunfardo, probably a contraction of Galicianmeniña(“girl”).