kaina
Estonian
Noun
kaina
Gabadi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.i.na/
Noun
kaina
- the ear (of someone); someone's ear
- kainadada ― their ears
- kainanada ― ear.his.pl
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative stem + -na/-da |
kainana | kainada |
| locative + instrumental stem + -nai/-dai |
kainanai | kainadai |
| inalienable possessive forms | ||
| 1st person singular possessive (my) | kaina’una | — |
| 2nd person singular possessive (your) | kainamuna | — |
| 3rd person singular possessive (his/her/its) | kainanana | — |
| 1st person plural inclusive possessive (our) | kainagana | — |
| 1st person plural exclusive possessive (our) | kainamaina | — |
| 2nd person plural possessive (your) | kainamuna | — |
| 3rd person plural possessive (their) | kainadada | — |
References
- Oa, Morea and Ma`oni Paul. (2013). Tentative Grammar Description for the Gabadi Language. SIL International.
- p.10 (possessive suffix example kainadada, table)
- p.19 (example 29, kainanada 'ear.his.pl')
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tahina (“younger sibling of same sex” – compare with Māori taina ~ teina, Rarotongan teina, Tahitian teina and Tongan tehina),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *taci- (“younger sibling of the same sex”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taji (compare with Samoan tei)[2] related to *huaji (compare with Malay adik and Iban adi).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkai̯.na/, [ˈkɐj.nə], [ˈkɛj.nə] (rapid speech)
Noun
kaina
Usage notes
Kaina is now mostly used as a term of address.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “kaina”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 127
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (2023), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 6: People and Society, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 112-3
- ^ Ibid., page 81.
Japanese
Romanization
kaina
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kainā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkajnɐ/
Noun
káina f (plural káinos) stress pattern 1
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | káina | káinos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | káinos | káinų |
| dative (naudininkas) | káinai | káinoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | káiną | káinas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | káina | káinomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | káinoje | káinose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | káina | káinos |