ina

See also -ina, -iņa, and Ina

English

Acronym

ina

1. Information Not Available

Anagrams

• ani, ANI
• Ian
• NIA

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Aklanon

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)

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Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

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

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Asilulu

Etymology

From Proto-Central 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)

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Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ina, from Proto-Sunda-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)

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Batak Toba

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

• ᯤᯉ

Noun

ina (Batak spelling ᯤᯉ)

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

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Biak

Etymology

From Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih *ina, from Proto-Central 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)

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Bikol

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)

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Bima

Etymology

From Proto-Central 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)

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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)

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Buginese

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

• ᨕᨗᨊ

Noun

ina (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨊ)

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

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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)

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Cebuano

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)

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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)

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Esperanto

Adjective

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

1. female, feminine

Synonyms

• femina

Related terms

• ino (“female, woman”)
• vira (“male”)

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Gothic

Romanization

ina

1. See 𐌹𐌽𐌰

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Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ina, from Proto-Sunda-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)

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Irish

Alternative forms

• 'na
• na (nonstandard)
• i n-a (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈɪnˠə]

Preposition

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"

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Kambera

Etymology

From Proto-Central 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)

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Kankanaey

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)

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Komodo

Etymology

From Proto-Central 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)

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Kulon-Pazeh

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

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

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Leti

Etymology

From Proto-Central 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)

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Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *ina, from Proto-Sunda-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)

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Malay

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

• inang
• اينا
• اينڠ

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /inə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /inə/
• Rhymes: -inə, -nə, -ə

Noun

ina (Jawi spelling اينا, plural ina-ina)

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

Synonyms

• emak / امق
• embok / امبوق
• ibu / ايبو
• induk / ايندوق
• injin / اينجين
• mama / ماما
• nyak / ڽق
• uai / اوواي
• umm / ام

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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)

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Mentawai

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-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)

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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)

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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)

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Ngad'a

Etymology

From Proto-Central 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)

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Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-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)

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Ojibwe

Particle

ina

1. question marker for yes/no questions. It is always placed after the first word in the sentence. If the first word ends in a consonant, use the particle ina; if it ends in a vowel, use na.

   • da-gimiwan ina? — Is it going to rain?
   • Giwiisin ina? — Are you eating?
   • but: Gigii-anokii na bijiinaago? — Did you work yesterday?

Synonyms

• na

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hiz.

Pronoun

ina (ina)

1. he (accusative)

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronoun declensions

Personal pronouns
Singular	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	ik	thū	hē	sīu	it
Accusative	mī, mik	thī, thik	ina	sīa
Dative	mī	thī	imu	iru	it
Genitive	mīn	thīn	is	ira	is
Dual	1.	2.	-	-	-
Nominative	wit	git	-	-	-
Accusative	unk	ink	-	-	-
Dative
Genitive	unkaro	inka	-	-	-
Plural	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	wī	gī	sīa	sīa	sīu
Accusative	ūs	īu, gīu
Dative			im
Genitive	ūsar	īuwar, gīuwar	iro

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Paiwan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

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

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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)

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Paulohi

Etymology

From Proto-Central 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)

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) egna
• (Puter, Vallader) üna

Article

ina f (masculine in)

1. (cardinal, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) a, an

Number

ina f (masculine in)

1. (cardinal, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) one

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Sabu

Etymology

From Proto-Central 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)

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Saisiyat

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

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

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Samoan

Marker

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 repitition of the verb. It may be omitted in any situation.

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Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ina, from Proto-Sunda-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)

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Sika

Etymology

From Proto-Central 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)

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Simeulue

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-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)

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Swedish

Verb

ina

1. making a light buzzing sound by flying (about mosquitoes)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ina

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	ina	inas
Present tense	inar	inas
Past tense	inade	inades
Supine	inat	inats
Imperative	ina	—
Present participle	inande
Past participle	inad

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Tagalog

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)

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Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-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)

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Yosondúa Mixtec

Noun

ina

1. dog

References

• 2005 [2002], Farris, Kathryn (compiler), Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca^[1], edition 2nd ed., SIL: