inkina

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian inchinare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈkiː.na/

Verb

inkina (imperfect jinkina, past participle inkinat, verbal noun inkinar)

1. to bow (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)

Conjugation

Conjugation of inkina
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	inkinajt	inkinajt	inkina		inkinajna	inkinajtu	inkinaw
	f			inkinat
imperfect	m	ninkina	tinkina	jinkina		ninkinaw	tinkinaw	jinkinaw
	f			tinkina
imperative			inkina				inkinaw

Related terms

• inkin

 

Tsou

Alternative forms

• ingkina

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 龍眼／龙眼 (lêng-géng, lêng-kéng).

Noun

inkina

1. longan (fruit)