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Maltese
Etymology 1
Back-formation from the plural xwieni, from Arabic شَوَانٍ (šawānin), plural of شَوْنَة (šawna).
Pronunciation
Noun
xini m (plural xwieni, diminutive (obsolete) xwejni)
- galley
- Synonym: ġifen
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
xini m
- verbal noun of xena: malignity, hatred