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Translingual

Symbol

ina

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Interlingua.

Afar

Etymology

Related to Amharic እናት (ʼənnat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈna/
  • Hyphenation: i‧na

Noun

iná f (plural inaaní f or inontí f)

  1. mother

Declension

Declension of iná
absolutive iná
predicative iná
subjective iná
genitive iná
Postpositioned forms
l-case inál
k-case inák
t-case inát
h-case ináh

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ina”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Akar-Bale

Noun

ina

  1. water

References

  • M. V. Portman, Notes on the Languages of the South Andaman Group of Tribes (1898)

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Preposition

ina (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (place) in, on, onto
    𒀀𒉿𒅋𒌈 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒈾 𒀀𒊮 𒅇 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒈾 𒆠𒊑𒅎 𒊭𒀝𒈾𒀜
    [awīltum ul ina eqlim u ul ina kirîm šaknat]
    a-wi-il-tum u₂-ul i-na A.ŠA₃ u₃ u₂-ul i-na ki-ri-im ša-ak-na-at
    The woman is neither in the field nor in the orchard.
  2. (time) on, at
  3. (time) during
  4. among
  5. from, out of
  6. (instrumental) with, by means of
  7. (material) of, out of, with
  8. (causal) because of, as a result of
  9. (with subjunctive) so long as

Usage notes

  • Frequently abbreviated to in with assimilation of /n/ to the following consonant (often in Old Assyrian, passim in Old Babylonian, occasionally in Standard Babylonian).

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

  • “ina”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Pronunciation

Noun

iná

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

References

Asilulu

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Balinese

Romanization

ina

  1. Romanization of ᬳᬶᬦ

Biak

Etymology

From Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: i‧na
  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈnaʔ/

Noun

inâ (masculine ama)

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)
    Synonyms: inay, mama, nanay, mamay

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: i‧na
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔinaʔ/

Verb

inà

  1. to subtract, to decrease (in number)
    Synonym: restar
  2. to lessen
    Synonym: bawas
Derived terms

Bima

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Buginese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨊ)

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Casiguran Dumagat Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ína

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: i‧na
  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈna/

Noun

iná

  1. (obsolete) a mother
    Synonyms: inahan, mama, nanay

Central Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ína

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Chayuco Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ínà.

Noun

ina

  1. dog

Derived terms

References

  • Pensinger, Brenda J. (1974) Diccionario mixteco-español, español-mixteco (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 18)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, pages 16, 115

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

From a Lower Chinookan noun: i-ʔína

Noun

ina

  1. beaver (animal)

Coastal Kadazan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother

Eastern Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother

Esperanto

Etymology

From -ino +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ina (accusative singular inan, plural inaj, accusative plural inajn)

  1. female, feminine
    Synonyms: femala, femina

Coordinate terms

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Related to dialectal Swedish ena, ina; probably borrowed in one direction or another.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ina

  1. Synonym of kierrenuotta.

Declension

Inflection of ina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative ina inat
genitive inan inojen
partitive inaa inoja
illative inaan inoihin
singular plural
nominative ina inat
accusative nom. ina inat
gen. inan
genitive inan inojen
inain rare
partitive inaa inoja
inessive inassa inoissa
elative inasta inoista
illative inaan inoihin
adessive inalla inoilla
ablative inalta inoilta
allative inalle inoille
essive inana inoina
translative inaksi inoiksi
abessive inatta inoitta
instructive inoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative inani inani
accusative nom. inani inani
gen. inani
genitive inani inojeni
inaini rare
partitive inaani inojani
inessive inassani inoissani
elative inastani inoistani
illative inaani inoihini
adessive inallani inoillani
ablative inaltani inoiltani
allative inalleni inoilleni
essive inanani inoinani
translative inakseni inoikseni
abessive inattani inoittani
instructive
comitative inoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative inasi inasi
accusative nom. inasi inasi
gen. inasi
genitive inasi inojesi
inaisi rare
partitive inaasi inojasi
inessive inassasi inoissasi
elative inastasi inoistasi
illative inaasi inoihisi
adessive inallasi inoillasi
ablative inaltasi inoiltasi
allative inallesi inoillesi
essive inanasi inoinasi
translative inaksesi inoiksesi
abessive inattasi inoittasi
instructive
comitative inoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative inamme inamme
accusative nom. inamme inamme
gen. inamme
genitive inamme inojemme
inaimme rare
partitive inaamme inojamme
inessive inassamme inoissamme
elative inastamme inoistamme
illative inaamme inoihimme
adessive inallamme inoillamme
ablative inaltamme inoiltamme
allative inallemme inoillemme
essive inanamme inoinamme
translative inaksemme inoiksemme
abessive inattamme inoittamme
instructive
comitative inoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative inanne inanne
accusative nom. inanne inanne
gen. inanne
genitive inanne inojenne
inainne rare
partitive inaanne inojanne
inessive inassanne inoissanne
elative inastanne inoistanne
illative inaanne inoihinne
adessive inallanne inoillanne
ablative inaltanne inoiltanne
allative inallenne inoillenne
essive inananne inoinanne
translative inaksenne inoiksenne
abessive inattanne inoittanne
instructive
comitative inoinenne

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Gothic

Romanization

ina

  1. Romanization of 𐌹𐌽𐌰

Hungarian

Etymology

ín +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

Noun

ina

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of ín

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative ina
accusative inát
dative inának
instrumental inával
causal-final ináért
translative inává
terminative ináig
essive-formal inaként
essive-modal inául
inessive inában
superessive inán
adessive inánál
illative inába
sublative inára
allative inához
elative inából
delative ináról
ablative inától
non-attributive
possessive - singular
ináé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
ináéi

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Igala

Etymology

Cognate with Yoruba iná.

Pronunciation

Noun

íná

  1. head louse; lice

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Particle

ina (triggers eclipsis, in regular past tenses inar)

  1. in which, in whom (indirect relative; not used in the past tense except with some irregular verbs)
    san aois ina bhfuil séat his age (lit. in the age in which he is)
    an chathaoir ina dúirt sé éthe chair in which he said it

Usage notes

“In which” may also be expressed with the indirect relative particle before the verb and the appropriate inflected form of i in its original position in the clause:

  • san aois a bhfuil sé annat his age (lit. in the age which he is in)
  • an chathaoir a dúirt sé inti éthe chair which he said it in

Contraction

ina

  1. Contraction of i (in) + a (various meanings).
    ‘in his’ (triggers lenition): ina phóca — ‘in his pocket’
    ‘in her’ (triggers h-prothesis): ina háit — ‘in her place, instead of her’
    ‘in their’ (triggers eclipsis: ina dteach — ‘in their house’
    ‘in which’ (triggers eclipsis, takes the dependent form of irregular verbs): ina bhfuil sé — ‘in which he is’

Isnag

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

inā

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Itawit

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

iná

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Ivatan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Japanese

Romanization

ina

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いな

Kambera

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ʔiˈna/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: i‧na

Noun

iná

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Karao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records kuina as an equivalent of English sing in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kwina as its equivalent.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

ina (infinitive kũina)

  1. to dance
  2. to sing

Derived terms

(Verbs)

See also

References

  1. ^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp. 52–53. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 361. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  • “ina” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Komodo

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Kott

Alternative spelling

Numeral

ina

  1. (cardinal number) two

References

  • Бутанаев В.Я. (1992) Хакасско-кетские лексические параллели

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴς (ís, sinew, tendon).

Noun

īna f (genitive īnae); first declension

  1. A thin fibre in paper

Declension

First-declension noun.

References

  • ina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Leti

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Limos Kalinga

Noun

iná

  1. mother

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Pronunciation

Noun

ina (Jawi spelling اينا, plural ina-ina, informal 1st possessive inaku, 2nd possessive inamu, 3rd possessive inanya)

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Synonyms

Further reading

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

inà

  1. mother

Mayoyao Ifugao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

iná

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Mentawai

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Motu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ina, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Nauna

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ina, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Ngadha

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina (mutated form nina)

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)
    inagumy mother[1]

References

  1. ^ Brown, Lea (2005) "Nias." In Adelaar, Alexander & Nikolaus P. Himmelmann (eds.) The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar, p. 571. Abingdon: Routledge. →ISBN

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

  • na (form used after a vowel)

Particle

ina

  1. question marker for yes/no questions (always placed after the first word in the sentence; used after words ending in a consonant)
    da-gimiwan ina?
    Is it going to rain?
    Giwiisin ina?
    Are you eating?
    but: Gigii-anokii na bijiinaago?
    Did you work yesterday?

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother
    Synonyms: babu, bibi, ibu, iduṅ, inaṅ, induṅ, janmayoni, mātā, matuh, rena

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Sanskrit दिन (dina, a day) as /d/ → /r/ (compare Javanese ꦫꦶꦤ (rina)) → /h/ → ∅, hence doublet of dina.

Noun

ina

  1. sun
Derived terms

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hiz.

Pronoun

ina

  1. accusative of : him

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: ine, ene, one
    • German Low German: ne, en

Paikoneka

Noun

ina

  1. water

References

Paiwan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. (vocative) mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Synonyms

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

iná

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Paulohi

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Pazeh

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Pipil

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈiːna/

Verb

īna

  1. (intransitive) to say, to state, to utter
    Inak ne tamachtiani ka musta tikpiat se taejekulis
    The teacher said we'll have a test tomorrow
  2. (intransitive) to think, to believe, to have the opinion that
    Nina ka niweli niajsi wipta ka tajkutunal
    I think I can come the day after tomorrow at noon

Romansch

Alternative forms

Article

ina f (masculine in)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) a, an

Number

ina f (masculine in)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) one

Sabu

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Saisiyat

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Pronunciation

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Samoan

Particle

ina

  1. Marks the imperative mood, for positive commands

Usage notes

Placed before the verb. If the verb is repeated for emphasis, it is only placed before the second repetition of the verb. It may be omitted in any situation.

San Juan Colorado Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ínà.

Noun

ina (inà)

  1. dog

Derived terms

References

  • Stark Campbell, Sara, et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 18

Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Sika

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Simeulue

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Swahili

Verb

ina

  1. inflection of -wa na:
    1. m-mi class subject inflected plural present affirmative
    2. n class subject inflected singular present affirmative

Swedish

Etymology

Perhaps onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Verb

ina (present inar, preterite inade, supine inat, imperative ina)

  1. (intransitive) to make a high-pitched buzzing sound (of a mosquito in flight), to whine
    inande mygg
    whining mosquitoes

Conjugation

See also

References

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina (compare Buginese ᨕᨗᨊ (ina), Fijian tina, Ibanag yena, Laboya inya, Malay ina, Maranao ina', Nias ina, Tausug ina', Tetum inan, Toba Batak ᯤᯉ (ina), Yami ina), from Proto-Austronesian *ina (compare Amis ina, Kulon-Pazeh ina, and Paiwan ina).

Pronunciation

Noun

iná (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ)

  1. mother
    Synonyms: nanay, inay, inang, nanang, mama, (idiomatic) ilaw ng tahanan, (slang) ermat, (gay slang) mudra, (archaic) madre
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

inâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ)

  1. planting of seeds closely for transplantation upon sprouting (with the proper growth)
    Synonym: punla
Derived terms

Anagrams

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother

Further reading

  • Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Thao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Toba Batak

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina (Batak spelling ᯤᯉ)

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Tooro

Tooro numbers (edit)
40[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  3 4 5  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: -na, (in abstract counting) ina
    Ordinal: -a kana
    Adverbial: kana, enyakana, emirundi ena
    Fractional: ekicweka ekya kana

Pronunciation

Numeral

ina

  1. four (in abstract counting)
  2. class 10 form of -na

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

  1. mother

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-nɪ̃ã́ or Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-nã́, cognate with Igala úná, Olukumi úná, Ifè iná, see Proto-Yoruboid entry *ʊ́-nã́ for more cognates. Ultimately from Proto-Volta-Congo *-na-

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

iná

  1. fire, light
    Synonym: ìmọ́lẹ̀
Synonyms
Yoruba Varieties and Languages - iná (fire)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaEastern ÀkókóÀkùngbá Àkókóuná
ÌdànrèÌdànrèuná
Ìjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeunọ́
Ìkòròdúunọ́
Ṣágámùunọ́
Ẹ̀pẹ́unọ́
Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupauná
ÌlàjẹMahinuná
OǹdóOǹdóuná
Ọ̀wọ̀Ọ̀wọ̀uná
UsẹnUsẹnuná
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹuná
OlùkùmiUgbódùúná
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìụnọ́
Àkúrẹ́ụnọ́
Ọ̀tùn Èkìtìụnọ́
Ìjẹ̀ṣàIléṣàuná
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàiná
ÈkóÈkóiná
ÌbàdànÌbàdàniná
Ìbọ̀lọ́Òṣogboiná
ÌlọrinÌlọrininá
OǹkóÌtẹ̀síwájú LGAinẹ́
Ìwàjówà LGAinẹ́
Kájọlà LGAinẹ́
Ìsẹ́yìn LGAinẹ́
Ṣakí West LGAinẹ́
Atisbo LGAinẹ́
Ọlọ́runṣògo LGAinẹ́
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́iná
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàiná
Bɛ̀nɛ̀iná
Northeast Yoruba/OkunÌyàgbàYàgbà East LGAiná
OwéKabbainọ́
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaAnaSokodeiná
Cábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́unɛ́
Tchaourouunɛ́
ÌcàAgouainɔ́
ÌdàácàIgbó Ìdàácàiná
Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́iná
Kétuunɔ́
Onigboloiná
Yewainá
Ifɛ̀Akpáréiná
Atakpaméiná
Bokoiná
Moretaniná
Tchettiiná
KuraAledjo-Kouraɔ́ná
Awotébiɔ́ná
Partagoɔ́ná
Mɔ̄kɔ́léKandiiná
Northern NagoKamboleiná
Manigriiná
Overseas YorubaLucumíHavanaiñá
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate with Igala íná

Pronunciation

Noun

iná

  1. head lice, lice
    Synonym: iná-orí

Etymology 3

ì- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ (to beat, to whip)

Pronunciation

Noun

ìnà

  1. flogging, whipping

Etymology 4

ì- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ na (to stretch)

Pronunciation

Noun

ìna

  1. stretching, a stretch

Etymology 5

ì- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ (to spend (money))

Pronunciation

Noun

ìná

  1. expenditure of money, the act of spending (money)
Derived terms

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ínà.

Noun

ina

  1. dog

References

  • Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 10