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Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English line.
Pronunciation
Noun
laini (slang)
- line (verse in poetry or music; sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie or the like)
- Synonyms: (lyrical) säe, (dialogue) repliikki
Declension
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Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic لَيِّن (layyin).
Adjective
laini (invariable)
- smooth, soft (lacking friction, not rough)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English line.
Noun
laini (n class, plural laini)
- queue, line
- line
2020 January 21, “Je, ni nani waliozimiwa simu Tanzania?”, in BBC News Swahili:Idadi kubwa ya watu haijasajili laini zao za simu- A large number of people have not registered their phone lines
References
- ^ Batibo, Herman M. (1996) “Loanword clusters nativization rules in Tswana and Swahili: a comparative study”, in South African Journal of African Language, volume 16, number 2, →DOI, page 39 of 33-41
Yoruba
Etymology
From ní (“to have”) + àì- (“negative prefix”) + ní (“to have”), literally “without having”
Pronunciation
Adverb
láìní
- without having
- Synonym: láìsí
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