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Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew קַיִן (káyin).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Caín m
- Cain (Biblical character)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew קַיִן (káyin). Cognate with Old Spanish Caym.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: Ca‧ín
Proper noun
Caín m
- Cain (Biblical character)
1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 4:8:Y habló Caín á su hermano Abel: y aconteció que estando ellos en el campo, Caín se levantó contra su hermano Abel, y le mató.- And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
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