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Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Interjection
いな • (ina) ←いな (ina)?
- no
- Synonyms: いいえ (īe), いいや (īya)
- いなと答える
- ina to kotaeru
- answer “no”; reply in the negative
- 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":
- 結局、行動するか否かはイスラエル人とパレスティナ人次第である。
- Kekkyoku, kōdō suru ka ina ka wa Isuraeru-jin to Paresutina-jin shidai de aru.
- Now, ultimately, it is up to the Israelis and Palestinians to take action.
Noun
いな • (ina)
- nay, no
Etymology 2
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(This term, いな (ina), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as いな, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いな.)
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Etymology 3
Synonym of カワニナ (kawanina). Attested from at least the 19th century.[3]
Noun
いな • (ina)
- (uncommon, perhaps archaic) a river snail
See also
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN