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English

Etymology 1

From Tolai kina (oyster or clamshell).

Noun

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Wikipedia

kina (plural kinas or kina)

  1. The national currency of Papua New Guinea, divided into 100 toea.

Etymology 2

From Maori kina.

Noun

kina (plural kinas)

  1. Evechinus chloroticus, a sea urchin endemic to New Zealand.

Anagrams

Ainu

Pronunciation

Noun

kina (Kana spelling キナ)

  1. grass

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

kina

  1. inflection of kino:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Anagrams

Eastern Ojibwa

Etymology

cf. Ojibwe akina

Adverb

kina

  1. every

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 126

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Adjective

kina (accusative singular kinan, plural kinaj, accusative plural kinajn)

  1. cinematic

Fijian

Pronunciation

Adverb

kina

  1. therein, herein
  2. because of, for the sake of, thereby, hereby, herewith
  3. therefore (at the end of a statement or sentence, preceded by o koya o qo)

Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Unknown. According to Jalo Kalima, possibly a Baltic loanword, compare Lithuanian ginčas.[1]

Noun

kina

  1. squabble
Declension
Inflection of kina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kina kinat
genitive kinan kinojen
partitive kinaa kinoja
illative kinaan kinoihin
singular plural
nominative kina kinat
accusative nom. kina kinat
gen. kinan
genitive kinan kinojen
kinain rare
partitive kinaa kinoja
inessive kinassa kinoissa
elative kinasta kinoista
illative kinaan kinoihin
adessive kinalla kinoilla
ablative kinalta kinoilta
allative kinalle kinoille
essive kinana kinoina
translative kinaksi kinoiksi
abessive kinatta kinoitta
instructive kinoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kinani kinani
accusative nom. kinani kinani
gen. kinani
genitive kinani kinojeni
kinaini rare
partitive kinaani kinojani
inessive kinassani kinoissani
elative kinastani kinoistani
illative kinaani kinoihini
adessive kinallani kinoillani
ablative kinaltani kinoiltani
allative kinalleni kinoilleni
essive kinanani kinoinani
translative kinakseni kinoikseni
abessive kinattani kinoittani
instructive
comitative kinoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kinasi kinasi
accusative nom. kinasi kinasi
gen. kinasi
genitive kinasi kinojesi
kinaisi rare
partitive kinaasi kinojasi
inessive kinassasi kinoissasi
elative kinastasi kinoistasi
illative kinaasi kinoihisi
adessive kinallasi kinoillasi
ablative kinaltasi kinoiltasi
allative kinallesi kinoillesi
essive kinanasi kinoinasi
translative kinaksesi kinoiksesi
abessive kinattasi kinoittasi
instructive
comitative kinoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kinamme kinamme
accusative nom. kinamme kinamme
gen. kinamme
genitive kinamme kinojemme
kinaimme rare
partitive kinaamme kinojamme
inessive kinassamme kinoissamme
elative kinastamme kinoistamme
illative kinaamme kinoihimme
adessive kinallamme kinoillamme
ablative kinaltamme kinoiltamme
allative kinallemme kinoillemme
essive kinanamme kinoinamme
translative kinaksemme kinoiksemme
abessive kinattamme kinoittamme
instructive
comitative kinoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kinanne kinanne
accusative nom. kinanne kinanne
gen. kinanne
genitive kinanne kinojenne
kinainne rare
partitive kinaanne kinojanne
inessive kinassanne kinoissanne
elative kinastanne kinoistanne
illative kinaanne kinoihinne
adessive kinallanne kinoillanne
ablative kinaltanne kinoiltanne
allative kinallenne kinoillenne
essive kinananne kinoinanne
translative kinaksenne kinoiksenne
abessive kinattanne kinoittanne
instructive
comitative kinoinenne
Derived terms

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

Further reading

Etymology 2

Unknown. Cognate with Karelian kino (both North and South Karelian).

Noun

kina

  1. (dialectal) slime, drool
  2. Synonym of lapsenkina
Declension
Inflection of kina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kina kinat
genitive kinan kinojen
partitive kinaa kinoja
illative kinaan kinoihin
singular plural
nominative kina kinat
accusative nom. kina kinat
gen. kinan
genitive kinan kinojen
kinain rare
partitive kinaa kinoja
inessive kinassa kinoissa
elative kinasta kinoista
illative kinaan kinoihin
adessive kinalla kinoilla
ablative kinalta kinoilta
allative kinalle kinoille
essive kinana kinoina
translative kinaksi kinoiksi
abessive kinatta kinoitta
instructive kinoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kinani kinani
accusative nom. kinani kinani
gen. kinani
genitive kinani kinojeni
kinaini rare
partitive kinaani kinojani
inessive kinassani kinoissani
elative kinastani kinoistani
illative kinaani kinoihini
adessive kinallani kinoillani
ablative kinaltani kinoiltani
allative kinalleni kinoilleni
essive kinanani kinoinani
translative kinakseni kinoikseni
abessive kinattani kinoittani
instructive
comitative kinoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kinasi kinasi
accusative nom. kinasi kinasi
gen. kinasi
genitive kinasi kinojesi
kinaisi rare
partitive kinaasi kinojasi
inessive kinassasi kinoissasi
elative kinastasi kinoistasi
illative kinaasi kinoihisi
adessive kinallasi kinoillasi
ablative kinaltasi kinoiltasi
allative kinallesi kinoillesi
essive kinanasi kinoinasi
translative kinaksesi kinoiksesi
abessive kinattasi kinoittasi
instructive
comitative kinoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kinamme kinamme
accusative nom. kinamme kinamme
gen. kinamme
genitive kinamme kinojemme
kinaimme rare
partitive kinaamme kinojamme
inessive kinassamme kinoissamme
elative kinastamme kinoistamme
illative kinaamme kinoihimme
adessive kinallamme kinoillamme
ablative kinaltamme kinoiltamme
allative kinallemme kinoillemme
essive kinanamme kinoinamme
translative kinaksemme kinoiksemme
abessive kinattamme kinoittamme
instructive
comitative kinoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kinanne kinanne
accusative nom. kinanne kinanne
gen. kinanne
genitive kinanne kinojenne
kinainne rare
partitive kinaanne kinojanne
inessive kinassanne kinoissanne
elative kinastanne kinoistanne
illative kinaanne kinoihinne
adessive kinallanne kinoillanne
ablative kinaltanne kinoiltanne
allative kinallenne kinoillenne
essive kinananne kinoinanne
translative kinaksenne kinoiksenne
abessive kinattanne kinoittanne
instructive
comitative kinoinenne
Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Etymology 3

From Tolai kina.

Noun

kina

  1. kina (currency)
Declension
Inflection of kina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kina kinat
genitive kinan kinojen
partitive kinaa kinoja
illative kinaan kinoihin
singular plural
nominative kina kinat
accusative nom. kina kinat
gen. kinan
genitive kinan kinojen
kinain rare
partitive kinaa kinoja
inessive kinassa kinoissa
elative kinasta kinoista
illative kinaan kinoihin
adessive kinalla kinoilla
ablative kinalta kinoilta
allative kinalle kinoille
essive kinana kinoina
translative kinaksi kinoiksi
abessive kinatta kinoitta
instructive kinoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kinani kinani
accusative nom. kinani kinani
gen. kinani
genitive kinani kinojeni
kinaini rare
partitive kinaani kinojani
inessive kinassani kinoissani
elative kinastani kinoistani
illative kinaani kinoihini
adessive kinallani kinoillani
ablative kinaltani kinoiltani
allative kinalleni kinoilleni
essive kinanani kinoinani
translative kinakseni kinoikseni
abessive kinattani kinoittani
instructive
comitative kinoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kinasi kinasi
accusative nom. kinasi kinasi
gen. kinasi
genitive kinasi kinojesi
kinaisi rare
partitive kinaasi kinojasi
inessive kinassasi kinoissasi
elative kinastasi kinoistasi
illative kinaasi kinoihisi
adessive kinallasi kinoillasi
ablative kinaltasi kinoiltasi
allative kinallesi kinoillesi
essive kinanasi kinoinasi
translative kinaksesi kinoiksesi
abessive kinattasi kinoittasi
instructive
comitative kinoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kinamme kinamme
accusative nom. kinamme kinamme
gen. kinamme
genitive kinamme kinojemme
kinaimme rare
partitive kinaamme kinojamme
inessive kinassamme kinoissamme
elative kinastamme kinoistamme
illative kinaamme kinoihimme
adessive kinallamme kinoillamme
ablative kinaltamme kinoiltamme
allative kinallemme kinoillemme
essive kinanamme kinoinamme
translative kinaksemme kinoiksemme
abessive kinattamme kinoittamme
instructive
comitative kinoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kinanne kinanne
accusative nom. kinanne kinanne
gen. kinanne
genitive kinanne kinojenne
kinainne rare
partitive kinaanne kinojanne
inessive kinassanne kinoissanne
elative kinastanne kinoistanne
illative kinaanne kinoihinne
adessive kinallanne kinoillanne
ablative kinaltanne kinoiltanne
allative kinallenne kinoillenne
essive kinananne kinoinanne
translative kinaksenne kinoiksenne
abessive kinattanne kinoittanne
instructive
comitative kinoinenne

Anagrams

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *kina, from Proto-Eskimo *ki-na.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

kina

  1. who

Usage notes

This word will cause indicative intonation in the sentence it is used, but not if used in isolation.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk grammatik, p. 25-26. Atuagkat 2003. →ISBN

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Quechua kina.

Noun

kina (first-person possessive kinaku, second-person possessive kinamu, third-person possessive kinanya)

  1. (botany, pharmacy) cinchona bark.

Etymology 2

From English kina, from Tolai kina (oyster or clamshell).

Noun

kina (first-person possessive kinaku, second-person possessive kinamu, third-person possessive kinanya)

  1. kina: the national currency of Papua New Guinea, divided into 100 toea.

Further reading

Inuktitut

Pronoun

kina (syllabics ᑭᓇ)

  1. (interrogative) who (in a question)

Karitiâna

Noun

kina

  1. mammal

Kituba

Verb

kina

  1. to dance

Kongo

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bína.

Verb

kina

  1. to dance

Maori

Noun

kina

  1. sea urchin

References

  • kina” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Ottawa

Etymology

cf. Ojibwe akina

Adverb

kina

  1. every

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 126

Paiwan

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “From Proto-Austronesian *ina?”

Noun

kina

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

Synonyms

Quechua

Noun

kina

  1. Cinchona bark

Declension

Descendants

  • English: quinine
  • Spanish: quina

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya kine.

Noun

kina

  1. stone

References

  • Manuale di Sidamo by M. M. Moreno (Mondadori Milano 1940)

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

Noun

kina (ki-vi class, plural vina)

  1. depth (vertical distance below a surface)
  2. rhyme

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kina

  1. ki-vi class subject inflected singular present affirmative of -wa na

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Preposition

kiná (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ)

  1. Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns
    Ang awiting ito ay para kina papa at mama.
    This song is for (my) father and (my) mother.
Usage notes
  • This is used where there is more than one addressee, as a simpler way of saying kayat kay (e.g. kina Pedro at Juan).
  • Where it precedes one name, this refers to the person and others surrounding them (e.g. Kina Pedro refers to Pedro and anyone other around him, usually unspecified).
Alternative forms
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish quina.

Pronunciation

Noun

kina (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ)

  1. cinchona
    Synonym: singkona
Alternative forms
See also

Anagrams

Tok Pisin

Noun

kina

  1. kina
  2. a kind of seashell