kain
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkain (countable and uncountable, plural kains)
- (Scots law) poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord.
- 1798, Robert Douglas, General View of the Agriculture in the Counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk:
- hens […] in most leases make a part of the rent, under the name of kain, and are generally kept for conveniency or profit.
References
edit- “kain”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editBanyumasan
editEtymology
editFrom Javanese ꦏꦲꦶꦤ꧀ (kain, “cloth”), from Old Javanese kain (“cloth, garment”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkain
- cloth
- woven goods (usually for clothes and others)
Bikol Central
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Tagalog kain, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editkain
- (Daet) to eat; to dine
- (Daet) to feed; to give (someone or something) food to eat
- (Daet) to eat tape (of a cassette player, etc.)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editIban
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain (“woman's skirt”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkain
Ilocano
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain (“woman's skirt”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkáin
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay kain, from Classical Malay کاءين, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain (“woman's skirt”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkain (first-person possessive kainku, second-person possessive kainmu, third-person possessive kainnya)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “kain” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
editRomanization
editkain
Javanese
editAlternative forms
editJavanese writing system | |
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Carakan | ꦏꦲꦶꦤ꧀ |
Pegon | |
Roman | kain |
Etymology
editFrom Old Javanese kain (“cloth, garment”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain (“woman's skirt”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkain
- cloth
- woven goods (usually for clothes and others)
Further reading
edit- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kain”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
- “kain” in Javanese Cultural Dictionary [Kamus Budaya Jawa], Central Java: The Linguistic Center of Central Java [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Jawa Tengah], 2021.
Lubuagan Kalinga
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain (“woman's skirt”).
Noun
editkain
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain (“woman's skirt”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -in
Noun
editkain (Jawi spelling کاءين, plural kain-kain, informal 1st possessive kainku, 2nd possessive kainmu, 3rd possessive kainnya)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Indonesian: kain
Further reading
edit- “kain” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Nigerian Pidgin
editEtymology
editNoun
editkain
- kind (of)
- 2023, “'Nigerians prefer to welcome criminals into society dan transgender pipo' - Jay Boogie”, in BBC News Pidgin[1]:
- From dinner gowns to see-through dresses, den crop tops, jumpsuits, bum shots and short dresses na di kain clothes wey Jay Boogie dey wear.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkaʔin/ [ˈkaː.ʔɪn̪]
- Rhymes: -aʔin
- Syllabification: ka‧in
Noun
editkain (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜈ᜔)
- act or manner of eating or consuming
- mealtime
- amount of food eaten at a time
- action of a machine (such as a saw, plow, or knife) on a surface
- taking in something fed to be processed (of a machine)
- (figurative, colloquial) expiration of unused prepaid phone credits
Derived terms
editSee also
editAnagrams
editTok Pisin
editEtymology
editNoun
editkain
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