Basque edit

Etymology edit

Possibly related to baino (than).

Pronunciation edit

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  • IPA(key): (Southern) /baɲa/, [ba.ɲa]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /bai̯na/, [bai̯.na]

Conjunction edit

baina

  1. but
    Nik joan nahi badut, baina nire ama ez dit uzten.
    I do want to go, but my mum won’t let me.

Further reading edit

  • "baina" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • baina” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic بَيْنَ (bayna).

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

baina

  1. between

Synonyms edit

Torau edit

Noun edit

baina

  1. woman

Further reading edit

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
  • ABVD

Zia edit

Adjective edit

baina

  1. big